Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — India

Refugees by country of origin in India in 2024 — 39,303 people. Ranked 165 in the world out of 200.

2024 39,303 people +55.23% vs 2023
World rank 165of 200
Period maximum 39,303 people2024
Period minimum 0 people1971

Trend over time

1971–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — India, 1971–2024010,00020,00030,00040,00019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 0 people1972: 0 people1988: 10 people1989: 13 people1990: 197 people1991: 406 people1992: 1,021 people1993: 1,491 people1994: 3,266 people1995: 5,011 people1996: 7,546 people1997: 8,918 people1998: 9,663 people1999: 9,846 people2000: 11,397 people2001: 11,560 people2002: 14,349 people2003: 13,703 people2004: 13,335 people2005: 16,275 people2006: 17,797 people2007: 20,455 people2008: 19,551 people2009: 19,496 people2010: 17,766 people2011: 16,226 people2012: 14,245 people2013: 11,032 people2014: 10,431 people2015: 9,882 people2016: 7,288 people2017: 7,926 people2018: 9,586 people2019: 11,787 people2020: 12,398 people2021: 14,230 people2022: 20,828 people2023: 25,319 people2024: 39,303 people
Change over the period: +39,303

Comparison, 2024

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

India 39,303 people
World computed 30.69M people
South Asia computed 6.08M people
Southern Asia computed 6.24M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 39,303 +13,984 +55.23%
2023 25,319 +4,491 +21.56%
2022 20,828 +6,598 +46.37%
2021 14,230 +1,832 +14.78%
2020 12,398 +611 +5.18%
2019 11,787 +2,201 +22.96%
2018 9,586 +1,660 +20.94%
2017 7,926 +638 +8.75%
2016 7,288 −2,594 −26.25%
2015 9,882 −549 −5.26%
2014 10,431 −601 −5.45%
2013 11,032 −3,213 −22.56%
2012 14,245 −1,981 −12.21%
2011 16,226 −1,540 −8.67%
2010 17,766 −1,730 −8.87%
2009 19,496 −55 −0.28%
2008 19,551 −904 −4.42%
2007 20,455 +2,658 +14.94%
2006 17,797 +1,522 +9.35%
2005 16,275 +2,940 +22.05%
2004 13,335 −368 −2.69%
2003 13,703 −646 −4.5%
2002 14,349 +2,789 +24.13%
2001 11,560 +163 +1.43%
2000 11,397 +1,551 +15.75%
1999 9,846 +183 +1.89%
1998 9,663 +745 +8.35%
1997 8,918 +1,372 +18.18%
1996 7,546 +2,535 +50.59%
1995 5,011 +1,745 +53.43%
1994 3,266 +1,775 +119.05%
1993 1,491 +470 +46.03%
1992 1,021 +615 +151.48%
1991 406 +209 +106.09%
1990 197 +184 +1,415.38%
1989 13 +3 +30%
1988 10
1972 0 +0
1971 0

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.