Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Laos

Refugees by country of origin in Laos in 2024 — 6,556 people. Ranked 130 in the world out of 200. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 88.2%.

2024 6,556 people +0.08% vs 2023
World rank 130of 200
Period maximum 135,866 people1988
Period minimum 6,551 people2023

Trend over time

1975–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Laos, 1975–2024050,000100,000150,000197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 55,510 people1976: 62,720 people1977: 78,970 people1978: 119,180 people1979: 128,770 people1980: 105,256 people1981: 89,990 people1982: 80,588 people1983: 85,043 people1984: 86,673 people1985: 99,303 people1986: 91,214 people1987: 78,894 people1988: 135,866 people1989: 133,496 people1990: 135,634 people1991: 122,328 people1992: 96,158 people1993: 74,500 people1994: 54,895 people1995: 58,197 people1996: 46,908 people1997: 37,369 people1998: 29,018 people1999: 21,393 people2000: 16,090 people2001: 12,625 people2002: 11,233 people2003: 10,360 people2004: 16,114 people2005: 24,441 people2006: 26,445 people2007: 10,012 people2008: 8,596 people2009: 8,397 people2010: 8,412 people2011: 8,086 people2012: 7,981 people2013: 7,736 people2014: 7,476 people2015: 7,359 people2016: 7,229 people2017: 7,056 people2018: 6,943 people2019: 6,757 people2020: 6,665 people2021: 6,778 people2022: 6,653 people2023: 6,551 people2024: 6,556 people
Change over the period: −48,954 (−88.19%) Average annual rate: -4.27 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Laos 6,556 people
World computed 30.69M people
East Asia & Pacific computed 1.53M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 1.37M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 6,556 +5 +0.08%
2023 6,551 −102 −1.53%
2022 6,653 −125 −1.84%
2021 6,778 +113 +1.7%
2020 6,665 −92 −1.36%
2019 6,757 −186 −2.68%
2018 6,943 −113 −1.6%
2017 7,056 −173 −2.39%
2016 7,229 −130 −1.77%
2015 7,359 −117 −1.57%
2014 7,476 −260 −3.36%
2013 7,736 −245 −3.07%
2012 7,981 −105 −1.3%
2011 8,086 −326 −3.88%
2010 8,412 +15 +0.18%
2009 8,397 −199 −2.32%
2008 8,596 −1,416 −14.14%
2007 10,012 −16,433 −62.14%
2006 26,445 +2,004 +8.2%
2005 24,441 +8,327 +51.68%
2004 16,114 +5,754 +55.54%
2003 10,360 −873 −7.77%
2002 11,233 −1,392 −11.03%
2001 12,625 −3,465 −21.54%
2000 16,090 −5,303 −24.79%
1999 21,393 −7,625 −26.28%
1998 29,018 −8,351 −22.35%
1997 37,369 −9,539 −20.34%
1996 46,908 −11,289 −19.4%
1995 58,197 +3,302 +6.02%
1994 54,895 −19,605 −26.32%
1993 74,500 −21,658 −22.52%
1992 96,158 −26,170 −21.39%
1991 122,328 −13,306 −9.81%
1990 135,634 +2,138 +1.6%
1989 133,496 −2,370 −1.74%
1988 135,866 +56,972 +72.21%
1987 78,894 −12,320 −13.51%
1986 91,214 −8,089 −8.15%
1985 99,303 +12,630 +14.57%
1984 86,673 +1,630 +1.92%
1983 85,043 +4,455 +5.53%
1982 80,588 −9,402 −10.45%
1981 89,990 −15,266 −14.5%
1980 105,256 −23,514 −18.26%
1979 128,770 +9,590 +8.05%
1978 119,180 +40,210 +50.92%
1977 78,970 +16,250 +25.91%
1976 62,720 +7,210 +12.99%
1975 55,510

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.