Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Japan

Refugees by country of origin in Japan in 2024 — 55 people. Ranked 41 in the world out of 200. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 685.7%.

2024 55 people +14.58% vs 2023
World rank 41of 200
Period maximum 519 people2007
Period minimum 5 people1995

Trend over time

1994–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Japan, 1994–20240200400600199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 7 people1995: 5 people2000: 5 people2001: 5 people2002: 14 people2003: 17 people2004: 19 people2005: 10 people2006: 166 people2007: 519 people2008: 183 people2009: 148 people2010: 149 people2011: 176 people2012: 173 people2013: 154 people2014: 257 people2015: 140 people2016: 53 people2017: 44 people2018: 42 people2019: 39 people2020: 40 people2021: 39 people2022: 64 people2023: 48 people2024: 55 people
Change over the period: +48 (+685.71%) Average annual rate: 7.11 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Japan 55 people
World computed 30.69M people
East Asia & Pacific computed 1.53M people
Eastern Asia computed 156,800 people
High-income countries computed 145,784 people
Refugees by country of origin — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 55 +7 +14.58%
2023 48 −16 −25%
2022 64 +25 +64.1%
2021 39 −1 −2.5%
2020 40 +1 +2.56%
2019 39 −3 −7.14%
2018 42 −2 −4.55%
2017 44 −9 −16.98%
2016 53 −87 −62.14%
2015 140 −117 −45.53%
2014 257 +103 +66.88%
2013 154 −19 −10.98%
2012 173 −3 −1.7%
2011 176 +27 +18.12%
2010 149 +1 +0.68%
2009 148 −35 −19.13%
2008 183 −336 −64.74%
2007 519 +353 +212.65%
2006 166 +156 +1,560%
2005 10 −9 −47.37%
2004 19 +2 +11.76%
2003 17 +3 +21.43%
2002 14 +9 +180%
2001 5 +0 +0%
2000 5
1995 5 −2 −28.57%
1994 7

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.