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Refugees by country of origin — Guatemala

Refugees by country of origin in Guatemala in 2024 — 36,323 people. Ranked 162 in the world out of 200. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 4,743.1%.

2024 36,323 people +6.8% vs 2023
World rank 162of 200
Period maximum 53,940 people1992
Period minimum 750 people1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Guatemala, 1980–2024020,00040,00060,00019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 750 people1981: 1,910 people1982: 36,490 people1983: 41,800 people1984: 47,880 people1985: 52,890 people1986: 52,800 people1987: 53,700 people1988: 53,753 people1989: 45,413 people1990: 47,988 people1991: 52,584 people1992: 53,940 people1993: 50,265 people1994: 49,606 people1995: 42,901 people1996: 40,341 people1997: 37,506 people1998: 32,745 people1999: 28,082 people2000: 20,709 people2001: 16,868 people2002: 13,892 people2003: 6,696 people2004: 4,374 people2005: 3,376 people2006: 6,493 people2007: 6,157 people2008: 5,927 people2009: 5,763 people2010: 5,675 people2011: 6,087 people2012: 6,389 people2013: 6,620 people2014: 7,487 people2015: 10,284 people2016: 12,549 people2017: 16,284 people2018: 19,128 people2019: 22,770 people2020: 24,544 people2021: 26,927 people2022: 30,259 people2023: 34,010 people2024: 36,323 people
Change over the period: +35,573 (+4,743.07%) Average annual rate: 9.22 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Guatemala 36,323 people
World computed 30.69M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 928,888 people
Central America computed 279,071 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.11M people
Refugees by country of origin — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 36,323 +2,313 +6.8%
2023 34,010 +3,751 +12.4%
2022 30,259 +3,332 +12.37%
2021 26,927 +2,383 +9.71%
2020 24,544 +1,774 +7.79%
2019 22,770 +3,642 +19.04%
2018 19,128 +2,844 +17.46%
2017 16,284 +3,735 +29.76%
2016 12,549 +2,265 +22.02%
2015 10,284 +2,797 +37.36%
2014 7,487 +867 +13.1%
2013 6,620 +231 +3.62%
2012 6,389 +302 +4.96%
2011 6,087 +412 +7.26%
2010 5,675 −88 −1.53%
2009 5,763 −164 −2.77%
2008 5,927 −230 −3.74%
2007 6,157 −336 −5.17%
2006 6,493 +3,117 +92.33%
2005 3,376 −998 −22.82%
2004 4,374 −2,322 −34.68%
2003 6,696 −7,196 −51.8%
2002 13,892 −2,976 −17.64%
2001 16,868 −3,841 −18.55%
2000 20,709 −7,373 −26.26%
1999 28,082 −4,663 −14.24%
1998 32,745 −4,761 −12.69%
1997 37,506 −2,835 −7.03%
1996 40,341 −2,560 −5.97%
1995 42,901 −6,705 −13.52%
1994 49,606 −659 −1.31%
1993 50,265 −3,675 −6.81%
1992 53,940 +1,356 +2.58%
1991 52,584 +4,596 +9.58%
1990 47,988 +2,575 +5.67%
1989 45,413 −8,340 −15.52%
1988 53,753 +53 +0.1%
1987 53,700 +900 +1.7%
1986 52,800 −90 −0.17%
1985 52,890 +5,010 +10.46%
1984 47,880 +6,080 +14.55%
1983 41,800 +5,310 +14.55%
1982 36,490 +34,580 +1,810.47%
1981 1,910 +1,160 +154.67%
1980 750

Central America, 2024

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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.