Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — G20

Refugees by country of origin in the G20 in 2024 — 492,539 people. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 170.6%.

2024 492,539 people +11.25% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 589,168 people2006
Period minimum 182,044 people1991

Trend over time

1991–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — G20, 1991–20240200,000400,000600,0001991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 182,044 people1992: 323,703 people1993: 390,228 people1994: 409,730 people1995: 373,802 people1996: 350,982 people1997: 372,192 people1998: 348,731 people1999: 207,347 people2000: 223,023 people2001: 234,359 people2002: 447,021 people2003: 449,056 people2004: 463,359 people2005: 454,099 people2006: 589,168 people2007: 519,767 people2008: 545,272 people2009: 486,739 people2010: 491,675 people2011: 487,450 people2012: 486,138 people2013: 379,539 people2014: 389,334 people2015: 382,689 people2016: 362,418 people2017: 366,360 people2018: 381,136 people2019: 401,433 people2020: 367,646 people2021: 394,168 people2022: 393,220 people2023: 442,718 people2024: 492,539 people
Change over the period: +310,495 (+170.56%) Average annual rate: 3.06 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 492,539 people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 492,539 +49,821 +11.25%
2023 442,718 +49,498 +12.59%
2022 393,220 −948 −0.24%
2021 394,168 +26,522 +7.21%
2020 367,646 −33,787 −8.42%
2019 401,433 +20,297 +5.33%
2018 381,136 +14,776 +4.03%
2017 366,360 +3,942 +1.09%
2016 362,418 −20,271 −5.3%
2015 382,689 −6,645 −1.71%
2014 389,334 +9,795 +2.58%
2013 379,539 −106,599 −21.93%
2012 486,138 −1,312 −0.27%
2011 487,450 −4,225 −0.86%
2010 491,675 +4,936 +1.01%
2009 486,739 −58,533 −10.73%
2008 545,272 +25,505 +4.91%
2007 519,767 −69,401 −11.78%
2006 589,168 +135,069 +29.74%
2005 454,099 −9,260 −2%
2004 463,359 +14,303 +3.19%
2003 449,056 +2,035 +0.46%
2002 447,021 +212,662 +90.74%
2001 234,359 +11,336 +5.08%
2000 223,023 +15,676 +7.56%
1999 207,347 −141,384 −40.54%
1998 348,731 −23,461 −6.3%
1997 372,192 +21,210 +6.04%
1996 350,982 −22,820 −6.1%
1995 373,802 −35,928 −8.77%
1994 409,730 +19,502 +5%
1993 390,228 +66,525 +20.55%
1992 323,703 +141,659 +77.82%
1991 182,044

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.