Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Lesotho

Refugees by country of origin in Lesotho in 2024 — 25 people. Ranked 32 in the world out of 200. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 58.3%.

2024 25 people +108.33% vs 2023
World rank 32of 200
Period maximum 310 people1975
Period minimum 0 people1986

Trend over time

1971–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Lesotho, 1971–2024010020030040019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 60 people1974: 110 people1975: 310 people1977: 90 people1978: 160 people1979: 160 people1980: 70 people1981: 80 people1986: 0 people1989: 5 people1990: 5 people1991: 5 people1993: 55 people2001: 0 people2002: 5 people2003: 5 people2004: 5 people2005: 0 people2006: 5 people2007: 5 people2008: 5 people2009: 5 people2010: 5 people2011: 5 people2012: 5 people2013: 10 people2014: 16 people2015: 16 people2016: 5 people2017: 6 people2018: 6 people2019: 6 people2020: 6 people2021: 6 people2022: 12 people2023: 12 people2024: 25 people
Change over the period: −35 (−58.33%) Average annual rate: -1.64 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Lesotho 25 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Southern Africa computed 2,244 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 25 +13 +108.33%
2023 12 +0 +0%
2022 12 +6 +100%
2021 6 +0 +0%
2020 6 +0 +0%
2019 6 +0 +0%
2018 6 +0 +0%
2017 6 +1 +20%
2016 5 −11 −68.75%
2015 16 +0 +0%
2014 16 +6 +60%
2013 10 +5 +100%
2012 5 +0 +0%
2011 5 +0 +0%
2010 5 +0 +0%
2009 5 +0 +0%
2008 5 +0 +0%
2007 5 +0 +0%
2006 5 +5
2005 0 −5 −100%
2004 5 +0 +0%
2003 5 +0 +0%
2002 5 +5
2001 0
1993 55
1991 5 +0 +0%
1990 5 +0 +0%
1989 5
1986 0
1981 80 +10 +14.29%
1980 70 −90 −56.25%
1979 160 +0 +0%
1978 160 +70 +77.78%
1977 90
1975 310 +200 +181.82%
1974 110
1971 60

Southern Africa, 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.