Refugees by country of origin in low-income countries in 2024 — 20,848,879 people. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 165.4%.
1985–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.85M | −115,806 | −0.55% |
| 2023 | 20.96M | +1.51M | +7.75% |
| 2022 | 19.46M | +2.7M | +16.14% |
| 2021 | 16.75M | +580,430 | +3.59% |
| 2020 | 16.17M | +18,191 | +0.11% |
| 2019 | 16.15M | +23,764 | +0.15% |
| 2018 | 16.13M | +369,661 | +2.35% |
| 2017 | 15.76M | +2.11M | +15.44% |
| 2016 | 13.65M | +1.23M | +9.94% |
| 2015 | 12.42M | +1.74M | +16.32% |
| 2014 | 10.68M | +2.18M | +25.65% |
| 2013 | 8.5M | +1.89M | +28.69% |
| 2012 | 6.6M | +967,680 | +17.17% |
| 2011 | 5.63M | +73,771 | +1.33% |
| 2010 | 5.56M | +295,822 | +5.62% |
| 2009 | 5.27M | +120,216 | +2.34% |
| 2008 | 5.15M | −356,644 | −6.48% |
| 2007 | 5.5M | +684,937 | +14.22% |
| 2006 | 4.82M | −102,374 | −2.08% |
| 2005 | 4.92M | −361,165 | −6.84% |
| 2004 | 5.28M | +297,026 | +5.96% |
| 2003 | 4.98M | −491,938 | −8.98% |
| 2002 | 5.48M | −1.25M | −18.55% |
| 2001 | 6.72M | −116,337 | −1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.84M | +1.05M | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 5.79M | +127,248 | +2.25% |
| 1998 | 5.66M | −177,156 | −3.04% |
| 1997 | 5.84M | −833,816 | −12.5% |
| 1996 | 6.67M | −1.28M | −16.09% |
| 1995 | 7.95M | −1.13M | −12.4% |
| 1994 | 9.07M | −206,123 | −2.22% |
| 1993 | 9.28M | −293,538 | −3.07% |
| 1992 | 9.57M | −1.4M | −12.79% |
| 1991 | 10.98M | −558,881 | −4.84% |
| 1990 | 11.54M | +1.73M | +17.63% |
| 1989 | 9.81M | +265,230 | +2.78% |
| 1988 | 9.54M | +715,383 | +8.11% |
| 1987 | 8.83M | +768,238 | +9.53% |
| 1986 | 8.06M | +203,750 | +2.59% |
| 1985 | 7.85M | — | — |
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.
How many refugees a country hosts. The UNHCR series runs from 1951 — from the founding of the organization.
Crime Battle-related deathsThe number of people killed in armed conflicts on the territory of a country in a year — combatants and civilians together.
Demography Net migrationThe difference between the number of arrivals and departures over a five-year period.
Migration Number of immigrantsHow many people born abroad live in the country at present.
Migration Share of immigrants in the populationWhat part of a country's population is made up of people born abroad.
Migration Refugees per 100,000 peopleHow many hosted refugees there are per 100,000 residents of the host country.