Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — European Union

Refugees by country of origin in the European Union in 2024 — 28,579 people. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 82.6%.

2024 28,579 people +13.54% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 380,732 people1997
Period minimum 25,171 people2023

Trend over time

1994–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — European Union, 1994–20240100,000200,000300,000400,000199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 164,517 people1995: 305,326 people1996: 350,996 people1997: 380,732 people1998: 364,015 people1999: 375,295 people2000: 353,399 people2001: 307,351 people2002: 322,508 people2003: 275,070 people2004: 248,917 people2005: 168,659 people2006: 131,728 people2007: 119,129 people2008: 112,647 people2009: 90,719 people2010: 78,620 people2011: 74,614 people2012: 73,453 people2013: 59,415 people2014: 49,352 people2015: 42,148 people2016: 35,328 people2017: 34,432 people2018: 34,374 people2019: 34,187 people2020: 34,277 people2021: 28,618 people2022: 27,571 people2023: 25,171 people2024: 28,579 people
Change over the period: −135,938 (−82.63%) Average annual rate: -5.67 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union

European Union 28,579 people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 28,579 +3,408 +13.54%
2023 25,171 −2,400 −8.7%
2022 27,571 −1,047 −3.66%
2021 28,618 −5,659 −16.51%
2020 34,277 +90 +0.26%
2019 34,187 −187 −0.54%
2018 34,374 −58 −0.17%
2017 34,432 −896 −2.54%
2016 35,328 −6,820 −16.18%
2015 42,148 −7,204 −14.6%
2014 49,352 −10,063 −16.94%
2013 59,415 −14,038 −19.11%
2012 73,453 −1,161 −1.56%
2011 74,614 −4,006 −5.1%
2010 78,620 −12,099 −13.34%
2009 90,719 −21,928 −19.47%
2008 112,647 −6,482 −5.44%
2007 119,129 −12,599 −9.56%
2006 131,728 −36,931 −21.9%
2005 168,659 −80,258 −32.24%
2004 248,917 −26,153 −9.51%
2003 275,070 −47,438 −14.71%
2002 322,508 +15,157 +4.93%
2001 307,351 −46,048 −13.03%
2000 353,399 −21,896 −5.83%
1999 375,295 +11,280 +3.1%
1998 364,015 −16,717 −4.39%
1997 380,732 +29,736 +8.47%
1996 350,996 +45,670 +14.96%
1995 305,326 +140,809 +85.59%
1994 164,517

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.