Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Lower-middle-income countries

Refugees by country of origin in lower-middle-income countries in 2024 — 8,039,737 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 399.7%.

2024 8.04M people −7.72% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 8.71M people2023
Period minimum 1.54M people2013

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Lower-middle-income countries, 1990–202402.5M5M7.5M10M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 1,609,041 people1991: 1,700,147 people1992: 1,919,710 people1993: 1,889,999 people1994: 1,876,412 people1995: 1,802,315 people1996: 1,906,046 people1997: 1,853,291 people1998: 1,746,203 people1999: 1,845,744 people2000: 1,833,799 people2001: 2,048,338 people2002: 2,292,644 people2003: 2,004,395 people2004: 1,857,662 people2005: 1,848,427 people2006: 1,816,857 people2007: 1,683,393 people2008: 1,687,975 people2009: 1,650,484 people2010: 1,658,354 people2011: 1,747,480 people2012: 1,578,576 people2013: 1,541,703 people2014: 2,121,079 people2015: 2,224,189 people2016: 2,037,095 people2017: 2,682,106 people2018: 2,725,073 people2019: 2,665,234 people2020: 2,775,076 people2021: 2,690,559 people2022: 8,429,616 people2023: 8,712,437 people2024: 8,039,737 people
Change over the period: +6.43M (+399.66%) Average annual rate: 4.85 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries

Lower-middle-income countries 8.04M people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 8.04M −672,700 −7.72%
2023 8.71M +282,821 +3.36%
2022 8.43M +5.74M +213.3%
2021 2.69M −84,517 −3.05%
2020 2.78M +109,842 +4.12%
2019 2.67M −59,839 −2.2%
2018 2.73M +42,967 +1.6%
2017 2.68M +645,011 +31.66%
2016 2.04M −187,094 −8.41%
2015 2.22M +103,110 +4.86%
2014 2.12M +579,376 +37.58%
2013 1.54M −36,873 −2.34%
2012 1.58M −168,904 −9.67%
2011 1.75M +89,126 +5.37%
2010 1.66M +7,870 +0.48%
2009 1.65M −37,491 −2.22%
2008 1.69M +4,582 +0.27%
2007 1.68M −133,464 −7.35%
2006 1.82M −31,570 −1.71%
2005 1.85M −9,235 −0.5%
2004 1.86M −146,733 −7.32%
2003 2M −288,249 −12.57%
2002 2.29M +244,306 +11.93%
2001 2.05M +214,539 +11.7%
2000 1.83M −11,945 −0.65%
1999 1.85M +99,541 +5.7%
1998 1.75M −107,088 −5.78%
1997 1.85M −52,755 −2.77%
1996 1.91M +103,731 +5.76%
1995 1.8M −74,097 −3.95%
1994 1.88M −13,587 −0.72%
1993 1.89M −29,711 −1.55%
1992 1.92M +219,563 +12.91%
1991 1.7M +91,106 +5.66%
1990 1.61M

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.