Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Libya

Refugees by country of origin in Libya in 2024 — 17,235 people. Ranked 151 in the world out of 200. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 8,307.3%.

2024 17,235 people −4.03% vs 2023
World rank 151of 200
Period maximum 19,090 people2021
Period minimum 205 people1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Libya, 1980–202405,00010,00015,00020,00019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 205 people1981: 226 people1982: 259 people1983: 275 people1984: 291 people1985: 327 people1986: 304 people1987: 250 people1988: 659 people1989: 653 people1990: 579 people1991: 841 people1992: 687 people1993: 595 people1994: 669 people1995: 622 people1996: 271 people1997: 266 people1998: 432 people1999: 563 people2000: 603 people2001: 877 people2002: 1,443 people2003: 1,553 people2004: 1,696 people2005: 1,556 people2006: 1,557 people2007: 1,939 people2008: 2,068 people2009: 2,189 people2010: 2,297 people2011: 4,372 people2012: 5,233 people2013: 3,298 people2014: 4,187 people2015: 6,077 people2016: 8,831 people2017: 11,205 people2018: 13,868 people2019: 16,033 people2020: 17,523 people2021: 19,090 people2022: 17,811 people2023: 17,958 people2024: 17,235 people
Change over the period: +17,030 (+8,307.32%) Average annual rate: 10.6 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Libya 17,235 people
World computed 30.69M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 6.77M people
Northern Africa computed 2.33M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.11M people
Refugees by country of origin — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 17,235 −723 −4.03%
2023 17,958 +147 +0.83%
2022 17,811 −1,279 −6.7%
2021 19,090 +1,567 +8.94%
2020 17,523 +1,490 +9.29%
2019 16,033 +2,165 +15.61%
2018 13,868 +2,663 +23.77%
2017 11,205 +2,374 +26.88%
2016 8,831 +2,754 +45.32%
2015 6,077 +1,890 +45.14%
2014 4,187 +889 +26.96%
2013 3,298 −1,935 −36.98%
2012 5,233 +861 +19.69%
2011 4,372 +2,075 +90.34%
2010 2,297 +108 +4.93%
2009 2,189 +121 +5.85%
2008 2,068 +129 +6.65%
2007 1,939 +382 +24.53%
2006 1,557 +1 +0.06%
2005 1,556 −140 −8.25%
2004 1,696 +143 +9.21%
2003 1,553 +110 +7.62%
2002 1,443 +566 +64.54%
2001 877 +274 +45.44%
2000 603 +40 +7.1%
1999 563 +131 +30.32%
1998 432 +166 +62.41%
1997 266 −5 −1.85%
1996 271 −351 −56.43%
1995 622 −47 −7.03%
1994 669 +74 +12.44%
1993 595 −92 −13.39%
1992 687 −154 −18.31%
1991 841 +262 +45.25%
1990 579 −74 −11.33%
1989 653 −6 −0.91%
1988 659 +409 +163.6%
1987 250 −54 −17.76%
1986 304 −23 −7.03%
1985 327 +36 +12.37%
1984 291 +16 +5.82%
1983 275 +16 +6.18%
1982 259 +33 +14.6%
1981 226 +21 +10.24%
1980 205

Northern Africa, 2024

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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.