Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — North Korea

Refugees by country of origin in North Korea in 2024 — 283 people. Ranked 73 in the world out of 200. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 2,730%.

2024 283 people +18.41% vs 2023
World rank 73of 200
Period maximum 1,419 people2016
Period minimum 5 people1998

Trend over time

1996–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — North Korea, 1996–202405001,0001,50019961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 10 people1998: 5 people1999: 10 people2000: 15 people2001: 17 people2002: 256 people2003: 306 people2004: 344 people2005: 287 people2006: 394 people2007: 602 people2008: 881 people2009: 878 people2010: 915 people2011: 1,046 people2012: 1,126 people2013: 1,163 people2014: 1,275 people2015: 1,094 people2016: 1,419 people2017: 1,176 people2018: 797 people2019: 758 people2020: 689 people2021: 528 people2022: 267 people2023: 239 people2024: 283 people
Change over the period: +273 (+2,730%) Average annual rate: 12.68 %

Comparison, 2024

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

North Korea 283 people
World computed 30.69M people
East Asia & Pacific computed 1.53M people
Eastern Asia computed 156,800 people
Low-income countries computed 20.85M people
Refugees by country of origin — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 283 +44 +18.41%
2023 239 −28 −10.49%
2022 267 −261 −49.43%
2021 528 −161 −23.37%
2020 689 −69 −9.1%
2019 758 −39 −4.89%
2018 797 −379 −32.23%
2017 1,176 −243 −17.12%
2016 1,419 +325 +29.71%
2015 1,094 −181 −14.2%
2014 1,275 +112 +9.63%
2013 1,163 +37 +3.29%
2012 1,126 +80 +7.65%
2011 1,046 +131 +14.32%
2010 915 +37 +4.21%
2009 878 −3 −0.34%
2008 881 +279 +46.35%
2007 602 +208 +52.79%
2006 394 +107 +37.28%
2005 287 −57 −16.57%
2004 344 +38 +12.42%
2003 306 +50 +19.53%
2002 256 +239 +1,405.88%
2001 17 +2 +13.33%
2000 15 +5 +50%
1999 10 +5 +100%
1998 5
1996 10

Eastern Asia, 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.