Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Euro area

Refugees by country of origin in the Euro area in 2024 — 20,977 people. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 78.4%.

2024 20,977 people +6.99% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 363,402 people1999
Period minimum 19,607 people2023

Trend over time

1994–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Euro area, 1994–20240100,000200,000300,000400,000199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 97,170 people1995: 264,186 people1996: 322,126 people1997: 361,048 people1998: 347,972 people1999: 363,402 people2000: 343,828 people2001: 295,976 people2002: 286,420 people2003: 241,342 people2004: 224,876 people2005: 130,332 people2006: 105,717 people2007: 106,124 people2008: 102,523 people2009: 81,697 people2010: 70,661 people2011: 67,360 people2012: 67,281 people2013: 53,430 people2014: 43,515 people2015: 36,363 people2016: 28,786 people2017: 27,477 people2018: 26,955 people2019: 26,683 people2020: 26,282 people2021: 20,886 people2022: 20,061 people2023: 19,607 people2024: 20,977 people
Change over the period: −76,193 (−78.41%) Average annual rate: -4.98 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Euro area

Euro area 20,977 people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 20,977 +1,370 +6.99%
2023 19,607 −454 −2.26%
2022 20,061 −825 −3.95%
2021 20,886 −5,396 −20.53%
2020 26,282 −401 −1.5%
2019 26,683 −272 −1.01%
2018 26,955 −522 −1.9%
2017 27,477 −1,309 −4.55%
2016 28,786 −7,577 −20.84%
2015 36,363 −7,152 −16.44%
2014 43,515 −9,915 −18.56%
2013 53,430 −13,851 −20.59%
2012 67,281 −79 −0.12%
2011 67,360 −3,301 −4.67%
2010 70,661 −11,036 −13.51%
2009 81,697 −20,826 −20.31%
2008 102,523 −3,601 −3.39%
2007 106,124 +407 +0.38%
2006 105,717 −24,615 −18.89%
2005 130,332 −94,544 −42.04%
2004 224,876 −16,466 −6.82%
2003 241,342 −45,078 −15.74%
2002 286,420 −9,556 −3.23%
2001 295,976 −47,852 −13.92%
2000 343,828 −19,574 −5.39%
1999 363,402 +15,430 +4.43%
1998 347,972 −13,076 −3.62%
1997 361,048 +38,922 +12.08%
1996 322,126 +57,940 +21.93%
1995 264,186 +167,016 +171.88%
1994 97,170

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.