Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Liberia

Refugees by country of origin in Liberia in 2024 — 5,086 people. Ranked 126 in the world out of 200. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 16,853.3%.

2024 5,086 people +5.13% vs 2023
World rank 126of 200
Period maximum 797,834 people1994
Period minimum 30 people1988

Trend over time

1988–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Liberia, 1988–20240200,000400,000600,000800,00019881992199620002004200820122016202020241988: 30 people1989: 50 people1990: 735,687 people1991: 673,433 people1992: 520,914 people1993: 704,048 people1994: 797,834 people1995: 744,627 people1996: 783,992 people1997: 493,324 people1998: 365,390 people1999: 294,685 people2000: 266,926 people2001: 244,603 people2002: 275,414 people2003: 353,340 people2004: 335,466 people2005: 231,136 people2006: 160,543 people2007: 91,542 people2008: 75,221 people2009: 71,601 people2010: 70,133 people2011: 66,779 people2012: 23,428 people2013: 17,548 people2014: 13,561 people2015: 9,972 people2016: 6,558 people2017: 6,039 people2018: 5,508 people2019: 5,365 people2020: 5,195 people2021: 5,384 people2022: 5,156 people2023: 4,838 people2024: 5,086 people
Change over the period: +5,056 (+16,853.33%) Average annual rate: 15.33 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Liberia 5,086 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Western Africa computed 1.19M people
Low-income countries computed 20.85M people
Refugees by country of origin — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 5,086 +248 +5.13%
2023 4,838 −318 −6.17%
2022 5,156 −228 −4.23%
2021 5,384 +189 +3.64%
2020 5,195 −170 −3.17%
2019 5,365 −143 −2.6%
2018 5,508 −531 −8.79%
2017 6,039 −519 −7.91%
2016 6,558 −3,414 −34.24%
2015 9,972 −3,589 −26.47%
2014 13,561 −3,987 −22.72%
2013 17,548 −5,880 −25.1%
2012 23,428 −43,351 −64.92%
2011 66,779 −3,354 −4.78%
2010 70,133 −1,468 −2.05%
2009 71,601 −3,620 −4.81%
2008 75,221 −16,321 −17.83%
2007 91,542 −69,001 −42.98%
2006 160,543 −70,593 −30.54%
2005 231,136 −104,330 −31.1%
2004 335,466 −17,874 −5.06%
2003 353,340 +77,926 +28.29%
2002 275,414 +30,811 +12.6%
2001 244,603 −22,323 −8.36%
2000 266,926 −27,759 −9.42%
1999 294,685 −70,705 −19.35%
1998 365,390 −127,934 −25.93%
1997 493,324 −290,668 −37.08%
1996 783,992 +39,365 +5.29%
1995 744,627 −53,207 −6.67%
1994 797,834 +93,786 +13.32%
1993 704,048 +183,134 +35.16%
1992 520,914 −152,519 −22.65%
1991 673,433 −62,254 −8.46%
1990 735,687 +735,637 +1,471,274%
1989 50 +20 +66.67%
1988 30

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.