Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Jamaica

Refugees by country of origin in Jamaica in 2024 — 2,552 people. Ranked 113 in the world out of 200. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 50,940%.

2024 2,552 people +19.92% vs 2023
World rank 113of 200
Period maximum 2,552 people2024
Period minimum 5 people1993

Trend over time

1993–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Jamaica, 1993–202401,0002,0003,0001993199720012005200920132017202120241993: 5 people1994: 10 people1995: 11 people1996: 18 people1997: 21 people1998: 26 people1999: 33 people2000: 37 people2001: 37 people2002: 147 people2003: 260 people2004: 350 people2005: 489 people2006: 661 people2007: 766 people2008: 825 people2009: 908 people2010: 1,055 people2011: 1,248 people2012: 1,404 people2013: 1,501 people2014: 1,682 people2015: 1,857 people2016: 1,998 people2017: 2,224 people2018: 2,448 people2019: 2,529 people2020: 2,526 people2021: 2,419 people2022: 1,858 people2023: 2,128 people2024: 2,552 people
Change over the period: +2,547 (+50,940%) Average annual rate: 22.28 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Jamaica 2,552 people
World computed 30.69M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 928,888 people
Caribbean computed 178,778 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.11M people
Refugees by country of origin — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 2,552 +424 +19.92%
2023 2,128 +270 +14.53%
2022 1,858 −561 −23.19%
2021 2,419 −107 −4.24%
2020 2,526 −3 −0.12%
2019 2,529 +81 +3.31%
2018 2,448 +224 +10.07%
2017 2,224 +226 +11.31%
2016 1,998 +141 +7.59%
2015 1,857 +175 +10.4%
2014 1,682 +181 +12.06%
2013 1,501 +97 +6.91%
2012 1,404 +156 +12.5%
2011 1,248 +193 +18.29%
2010 1,055 +147 +16.19%
2009 908 +83 +10.06%
2008 825 +59 +7.7%
2007 766 +105 +15.89%
2006 661 +172 +35.17%
2005 489 +139 +39.71%
2004 350 +90 +34.62%
2003 260 +113 +76.87%
2002 147 +110 +297.3%
2001 37 +0 +0%
2000 37 +4 +12.12%
1999 33 +7 +26.92%
1998 26 +5 +23.81%
1997 21 +3 +16.67%
1996 18 +7 +63.64%
1995 11 +1 +10%
1994 10 +5 +100%
1993 5

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.