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Refugees by country of origin — OECD

Refugees by country of origin in the OECD in 2024 — 275,376 people. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 153%.

2024 275,376 people +0.01% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 796,886 people2007
Period minimum 62,515 people1999

Trend over time

1994–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — OECD, 1994–20240200,000400,000600,000800,000199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 108,856 people1995: 101,531 people1996: 93,159 people1997: 80,898 people1998: 69,611 people1999: 62,515 people2000: 67,920 people2001: 77,254 people2002: 265,274 people2003: 261,827 people2004: 251,819 people2005: 270,085 people2006: 335,784 people2007: 796,886 people2008: 608,485 people2009: 556,023 people2010: 562,289 people2011: 557,011 people2012: 552,113 people2013: 485,887 people2014: 448,470 people2015: 423,991 people2016: 388,455 people2017: 274,313 people2018: 230,885 people2019: 297,454 people2020: 309,934 people2021: 248,322 people2022: 230,008 people2023: 275,354 people2024: 275,376 people
Change over the period: +166,520 (+152.97%) Average annual rate: 3.14 %

Comparison, 2024

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

OECD 275,376 people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 275,376 +22 +0.01%
2023 275,354 +45,346 +19.71%
2022 230,008 −18,314 −7.38%
2021 248,322 −61,612 −19.88%
2020 309,934 +12,480 +4.2%
2019 297,454 +66,569 +28.83%
2018 230,885 −43,428 −15.83%
2017 274,313 −114,142 −29.38%
2016 388,455 −35,536 −8.38%
2015 423,991 −24,479 −5.46%
2014 448,470 −37,417 −7.7%
2013 485,887 −66,226 −12%
2012 552,113 −4,898 −0.88%
2011 557,011 −5,278 −0.94%
2010 562,289 +6,266 +1.13%
2009 556,023 −52,462 −8.62%
2008 608,485 −188,401 −23.64%
2007 796,886 +461,102 +137.32%
2006 335,784 +65,699 +24.33%
2005 270,085 +18,266 +7.25%
2004 251,819 −10,008 −3.82%
2003 261,827 −3,447 −1.3%
2002 265,274 +188,020 +243.38%
2001 77,254 +9,334 +13.74%
2000 67,920 +5,405 +8.65%
1999 62,515 −7,096 −10.19%
1998 69,611 −11,287 −13.95%
1997 80,898 −12,261 −13.16%
1996 93,159 −8,372 −8.25%
1995 101,531 −7,325 −6.73%
1994 108,856 — —

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.

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