Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Lebanon

Refugees by country of origin in Lebanon in 2024 — 9,534 people. Ranked 138 in the world out of 200. Since 1982, the indicator has fallen by 24.3%.

2024 9,534 people +28.98% vs 2023
World rank 138of 200
Period maximum 33,140 people1985
Period minimum 439 people1988

Trend over time

1982–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Lebanon, 1982–2024010,00020,00030,00040,0001982198719921997200220072012201720221982: 12,590 people1983: 27,270 people1984: 30,060 people1985: 33,140 people1986: 630 people1988: 439 people1989: 2,197 people1990: 6,993 people1991: 8,501 people1992: 10,257 people1993: 10,629 people1994: 15,649 people1995: 13,513 people1996: 10,888 people1997: 10,228 people1998: 9,782 people1999: 7,677 people2000: 10,208 people2001: 8,754 people2002: 26,313 people2003: 24,929 people2004: 19,854 people2005: 18,325 people2006: 12,249 people2007: 13,089 people2008: 12,966 people2009: 16,250 people2010: 15,864 people2011: 15,004 people2012: 15,100 people2013: 3,809 people2014: 4,262 people2015: 4,353 people2016: 4,719 people2017: 5,301 people2018: 5,620 people2019: 5,647 people2020: 5,495 people2021: 6,061 people2022: 6,794 people2023: 7,392 people2024: 9,534 people
Change over the period: −3,056 (−24.27%) Average annual rate: -0.66 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Lebanon 9,534 people
World computed 30.69M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 6.77M people
Western Asia computed 6.7M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 9,534 +2,142 +28.98%
2023 7,392 +598 +8.8%
2022 6,794 +733 +12.09%
2021 6,061 +566 +10.3%
2020 5,495 −152 −2.69%
2019 5,647 +27 +0.48%
2018 5,620 +319 +6.02%
2017 5,301 +582 +12.33%
2016 4,719 +366 +8.41%
2015 4,353 +91 +2.14%
2014 4,262 +453 +11.89%
2013 3,809 −11,291 −74.77%
2012 15,100 +96 +0.64%
2011 15,004 −860 −5.42%
2010 15,864 −386 −2.38%
2009 16,250 +3,284 +25.33%
2008 12,966 −123 −0.94%
2007 13,089 +840 +6.86%
2006 12,249 −6,076 −33.16%
2005 18,325 −1,529 −7.7%
2004 19,854 −5,075 −20.36%
2003 24,929 −1,384 −5.26%
2002 26,313 +17,559 +200.58%
2001 8,754 −1,454 −14.24%
2000 10,208 +2,531 +32.97%
1999 7,677 −2,105 −21.52%
1998 9,782 −446 −4.36%
1997 10,228 −660 −6.06%
1996 10,888 −2,625 −19.43%
1995 13,513 −2,136 −13.65%
1994 15,649 +5,020 +47.23%
1993 10,629 +372 +3.63%
1992 10,257 +1,756 +20.66%
1991 8,501 +1,508 +21.56%
1990 6,993 +4,796 +218.3%
1989 2,197 +1,758 +400.46%
1988 439
1986 630 −32,510 −98.1%
1985 33,140 +3,080 +10.25%
1984 30,060 +2,790 +10.23%
1983 27,270 +14,680 +116.6%
1982 12,590

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.