Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Kuwait

Refugees by country of origin in Kuwait in 2024 — 3,019 people. Ranked 116 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 6,463%.

2024 3,019 people +32.64% vs 2023
World rank 116of 200
Period maximum 3,019 people2024
Period minimum 46 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Kuwait, 1990–202401,0002,0003,0004,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 46 people1991: 49 people1992: 77 people1993: 91 people1994: 758 people1995: 764 people1996: 854 people1997: 824 people1998: 827 people1999: 988 people2000: 688 people2001: 696 people2002: 705 people2003: 615 people2004: 391 people2005: 374 people2006: 610 people2007: 741 people2008: 847 people2009: 936 people2010: 986 people2011: 1,112 people2012: 1,189 people2013: 971 people2014: 974 people2015: 1,076 people2016: 1,013 people2017: 1,097 people2018: 1,251 people2019: 1,300 people2020: 1,422 people2021: 1,702 people2022: 1,981 people2023: 2,276 people2024: 3,019 people
Change over the period: +2,973 (+6,463.04%) Average annual rate: 13.1 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Kuwait 3,019 people
World computed 30.69M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 6.77M people
Western Asia computed 6.7M people
High-income countries computed 145,784 people
Refugees by country of origin — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 3,019 +743 +32.64%
2023 2,276 +295 +14.89%
2022 1,981 +279 +16.39%
2021 1,702 +280 +19.69%
2020 1,422 +122 +9.38%
2019 1,300 +49 +3.92%
2018 1,251 +154 +14.04%
2017 1,097 +84 +8.29%
2016 1,013 −63 −5.86%
2015 1,076 +102 +10.47%
2014 974 +3 +0.31%
2013 971 −218 −18.33%
2012 1,189 +77 +6.92%
2011 1,112 +126 +12.78%
2010 986 +50 +5.34%
2009 936 +89 +10.51%
2008 847 +106 +14.3%
2007 741 +131 +21.48%
2006 610 +236 +63.1%
2005 374 −17 −4.35%
2004 391 −224 −36.42%
2003 615 −90 −12.77%
2002 705 +9 +1.29%
2001 696 +8 +1.16%
2000 688 −300 −30.36%
1999 988 +161 +19.47%
1998 827 +3 +0.36%
1997 824 −30 −3.51%
1996 854 +90 +11.78%
1995 764 +6 +0.79%
1994 758 +667 +732.97%
1993 91 +14 +18.18%
1992 77 +28 +57.14%
1991 49 +3 +6.52%
1990 46

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.