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Refugees by country of origin — NATO

Refugees by country of origin in NATO in 2024 — 197,501 people. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 0.8%.

2024 197,501 people +10.31% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 535,587 people2002
Period minimum 107,212 people2016

Trend over time

1994–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — NATO, 1994–20240200,000400,000600,000199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 199,153 people1995: 369,129 people1996: 420,319 people1997: 446,286 people1998: 416,392 people1999: 427,761 people2000: 409,774 people2001: 374,540 people2002: 535,587 people2003: 477,051 people2004: 439,682 people2005: 361,399 people2006: 382,700 people2007: 367,877 people2008: 353,183 people2009: 265,880 people2010: 254,524 people2011: 243,306 people2012: 237,694 people2013: 143,218 people2014: 130,942 people2015: 119,542 people2016: 107,212 people2017: 110,820 people2018: 119,693 people2019: 135,320 people2020: 146,099 people2021: 156,486 people2022: 146,128 people2023: 179,048 people2024: 197,501 people
Change over the period: −1,652 (−0.83%) Average annual rate: -0.03 %

Comparison, 2024

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

NATO 197,501 people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 197,501 +18,453 +10.31%
2023 179,048 +32,920 +22.53%
2022 146,128 −10,358 −6.62%
2021 156,486 +10,387 +7.11%
2020 146,099 +10,779 +7.97%
2019 135,320 +15,627 +13.06%
2018 119,693 +8,873 +8.01%
2017 110,820 +3,608 +3.37%
2016 107,212 −12,330 −10.31%
2015 119,542 −11,400 −8.71%
2014 130,942 −12,276 −8.57%
2013 143,218 −94,476 −39.75%
2012 237,694 −5,612 −2.31%
2011 243,306 −11,218 −4.41%
2010 254,524 −11,356 −4.27%
2009 265,880 −87,303 −24.72%
2008 353,183 −14,694 −3.99%
2007 367,877 −14,823 −3.87%
2006 382,700 +21,301 +5.89%
2005 361,399 −78,283 −17.8%
2004 439,682 −37,369 −7.83%
2003 477,051 −58,536 −10.93%
2002 535,587 +161,047 +43%
2001 374,540 −35,234 −8.6%
2000 409,774 −17,987 −4.2%
1999 427,761 +11,369 +2.73%
1998 416,392 −29,894 −6.7%
1997 446,286 +25,967 +6.18%
1996 420,319 +51,190 +13.87%
1995 369,129 +169,976 +85.35%
1994 199,153

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.