Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Nicaragua

Refugees by country of origin in Nicaragua in 2024 — 30,020 people. Ranked 161 in the world out of 200. Since 1978, the indicator has fallen by 79.3%.

2024 30,020 people +17.8% vs 2023
World rank 161of 200
Period maximum 144,800 people1978
Period minimum 960 people1980

Trend over time

1978–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Nicaragua, 1978–2024050,000100,000150,00019781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 144,800 people1979: 16,600 people1980: 960 people1981: 2,500 people1982: 18,970 people1983: 23,520 people1984: 35,020 people1985: 52,650 people1986: 67,550 people1987: 68,540 people1988: 86,563 people1989: 97,698 people1990: 52,617 people1991: 46,789 people1992: 44,275 people1993: 33,056 people1994: 28,596 people1995: 23,936 people1996: 22,818 people1997: 22,495 people1998: 21,390 people1999: 20,572 people2000: 5,070 people2001: 4,397 people2002: 4,049 people2003: 3,984 people2004: 1,822 people2005: 1,463 people2006: 1,827 people2007: 1,899 people2008: 1,533 people2009: 1,473 people2010: 1,426 people2011: 1,464 people2012: 1,526 people2013: 1,530 people2014: 1,580 people2015: 1,469 people2016: 1,409 people2017: 1,467 people2018: 1,671 people2019: 4,376 people2020: 8,701 people2021: 11,041 people2022: 16,087 people2023: 25,483 people2024: 30,020 people
Change over the period: −114,780 (−79.27%) Average annual rate: -3.36 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Nicaragua 30,020 people
World computed 30.69M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 928,888 people
Central America computed 279,071 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 30,020 +4,537 +17.8%
2023 25,483 +9,396 +58.41%
2022 16,087 +5,046 +45.7%
2021 11,041 +2,340 +26.89%
2020 8,701 +4,325 +98.83%
2019 4,376 +2,705 +161.88%
2018 1,671 +204 +13.91%
2017 1,467 +58 +4.12%
2016 1,409 −60 −4.08%
2015 1,469 −111 −7.03%
2014 1,580 +50 +3.27%
2013 1,530 +4 +0.26%
2012 1,526 +62 +4.23%
2011 1,464 +38 +2.66%
2010 1,426 −47 −3.19%
2009 1,473 −60 −3.91%
2008 1,533 −366 −19.27%
2007 1,899 +72 +3.94%
2006 1,827 +364 +24.88%
2005 1,463 −359 −19.7%
2004 1,822 −2,162 −54.27%
2003 3,984 −65 −1.61%
2002 4,049 −348 −7.91%
2001 4,397 −673 −13.27%
2000 5,070 −15,502 −75.35%
1999 20,572 −818 −3.82%
1998 21,390 −1,105 −4.91%
1997 22,495 −323 −1.42%
1996 22,818 −1,118 −4.67%
1995 23,936 −4,660 −16.3%
1994 28,596 −4,460 −13.49%
1993 33,056 −11,219 −25.34%
1992 44,275 −2,514 −5.37%
1991 46,789 −5,828 −11.08%
1990 52,617 −45,081 −46.14%
1989 97,698 +11,135 +12.86%
1988 86,563 +18,023 +26.3%
1987 68,540 +990 +1.47%
1986 67,550 +14,900 +28.3%
1985 52,650 +17,630 +50.34%
1984 35,020 +11,500 +48.89%
1983 23,520 +4,550 +23.99%
1982 18,970 +16,470 +658.8%
1981 2,500 +1,540 +160.42%
1980 960 −15,640 −94.22%
1979 16,600 −128,200 −88.54%
1978 144,800

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.