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Refugees by country of origin — High-income countries

Refugees by country of origin in high-income countries in 2024 — 145,784 people. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 63%.

2024 145,784 people +18.07% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 415,715 people2002
Period minimum 94,187 people2020

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — High-income countries, 2000–20240200,000400,000600,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 394,163 people2001: 353,032 people2002: 415,715 people2003: 373,260 people2004: 358,834 people2005: 271,699 people2006: 295,365 people2007: 219,653 people2008: 222,399 people2009: 207,055 people2010: 198,338 people2011: 193,821 people2012: 194,801 people2013: 142,996 people2014: 129,695 people2015: 118,726 people2016: 102,972 people2017: 101,551 people2018: 102,164 people2019: 103,136 people2020: 94,187 people2021: 105,591 people2022: 118,032 people2023: 123,469 people2024: 145,784 people
Change over the period: −248,379 (−63.01%) Average annual rate: -4.06 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 145,784 people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 145,784 +22,315 +18.07%
2023 123,469 +5,437 +4.61%
2022 118,032 +12,441 +11.78%
2021 105,591 +11,404 +12.11%
2020 94,187 −8,949 −8.68%
2019 103,136 +972 +0.95%
2018 102,164 +613 +0.6%
2017 101,551 −1,421 −1.38%
2016 102,972 −15,754 −13.27%
2015 118,726 −10,969 −8.46%
2014 129,695 −13,301 −9.3%
2013 142,996 −51,805 −26.59%
2012 194,801 +980 +0.51%
2011 193,821 −4,517 −2.28%
2010 198,338 −8,717 −4.21%
2009 207,055 −15,344 −6.9%
2008 222,399 +2,746 +1.25%
2007 219,653 −75,712 −25.63%
2006 295,365 +23,666 +8.71%
2005 271,699 −87,135 −24.28%
2004 358,834 −14,426 −3.86%
2003 373,260 −42,455 −10.21%
2002 415,715 +62,683 +17.76%
2001 353,032 −41,131 −10.44%
2000 394,163 — —

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.

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