Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Latin America & Caribbean

Refugees by country of origin in Latin America & Caribbean in 2024 — 928,888 people. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1,014.3%.

2024 928,888 people +8.01% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 928,888 people2024
Period minimum 83,363 people2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Latin America & Caribbean, 2000–20240250,000500,000750,0001M2000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 83,363 people2001: 85,126 people2002: 95,013 people2003: 91,058 people2004: 95,934 people2005: 117,605 people2006: 163,726 people2007: 624,840 people2008: 446,848 people2009: 462,724 people2010: 470,611 people2011: 483,996 people2012: 491,192 people2013: 496,493 people2014: 462,707 people2015: 448,051 people2016: 420,669 people2017: 317,028 people2018: 291,071 people2019: 439,724 people2020: 538,350 people2021: 529,548 people2022: 589,398 people2023: 860,029 people2024: 928,888 people
Change over the period: +845,525 (+1,014.27%) Average annual rate: 10.57 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 928,888 people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 928,888 +68,859 +8.01%
2023 860,029 +270,631 +45.92%
2022 589,398 +59,850 +11.3%
2021 529,548 −8,802 −1.63%
2020 538,350 +98,626 +22.43%
2019 439,724 +148,653 +51.07%
2018 291,071 −25,957 −8.19%
2017 317,028 −103,641 −24.64%
2016 420,669 −27,382 −6.11%
2015 448,051 −14,656 −3.17%
2014 462,707 −33,786 −6.8%
2013 496,493 +5,301 +1.08%
2012 491,192 +7,196 +1.49%
2011 483,996 +13,385 +2.84%
2010 470,611 +7,887 +1.7%
2009 462,724 +15,876 +3.55%
2008 446,848 −177,992 −28.49%
2007 624,840 +461,114 +281.64%
2006 163,726 +46,121 +39.22%
2005 117,605 +21,671 +22.59%
2004 95,934 +4,876 +5.35%
2003 91,058 −3,955 −4.16%
2002 95,013 +9,887 +11.61%
2001 85,126 +1,763 +2.11%
2000 83,363

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.