Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — OPEC

Refugees by country of origin in OPEC in 2024 — 1,333,080 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 10.1%.

2024 1.33M people +5.05% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 2.41M people2007
Period minimum 400,567 people2005

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — OPEC, 1990–202401M2M3M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 1,210,352 people1991: 1,453,186 people1992: 1,473,518 people1993: 887,595 people1994: 894,429 people1995: 836,666 people1996: 827,772 people1997: 809,834 people1998: 776,906 people1999: 743,643 people2000: 630,035 people2001: 639,558 people2002: 600,319 people2003: 530,186 people2004: 465,211 people2005: 400,567 people2006: 1,581,824 people2007: 2,410,952 people2008: 2,005,452 people2009: 1,892,144 people2010: 1,785,728 people2011: 1,538,181 people2012: 861,827 people2013: 524,662 people2014: 560,477 people2015: 535,864 people2016: 661,580 people2017: 747,103 people2018: 821,115 people2019: 877,812 people2020: 1,017,990 people2021: 1,098,856 people2022: 1,061,371 people2023: 1,268,957 people2024: 1,333,080 people
Change over the period: +122,728 (+10.14%) Average annual rate: 0.28 %

Comparison, 2024

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

OPEC 1.33M people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.33M +64,123 +5.05%
2023 1.27M +207,586 +19.56%
2022 1.06M −37,485 −3.41%
2021 1.1M +80,866 +7.94%
2020 1.02M +140,178 +15.97%
2019 877,812 +56,697 +6.9%
2018 821,115 +74,012 +9.91%
2017 747,103 +85,523 +12.93%
2016 661,580 +125,716 +23.46%
2015 535,864 −24,613 −4.39%
2014 560,477 +35,815 +6.83%
2013 524,662 −337,165 −39.12%
2012 861,827 −676,354 −43.97%
2011 1.54M −247,547 −13.86%
2010 1.79M −106,416 −5.62%
2009 1.89M −113,308 −5.65%
2008 2.01M −405,500 −16.82%
2007 2.41M +829,128 +52.42%
2006 1.58M +1.18M +294.9%
2005 400,567 −64,644 −13.9%
2004 465,211 −64,975 −12.26%
2003 530,186 −70,133 −11.68%
2002 600,319 −39,239 −6.14%
2001 639,558 +9,523 +1.51%
2000 630,035 −113,608 −15.28%
1999 743,643 −33,263 −4.28%
1998 776,906 −32,928 −4.07%
1997 809,834 −17,938 −2.17%
1996 827,772 −8,894 −1.06%
1995 836,666 −57,763 −6.46%
1994 894,429 +6,834 +0.77%
1993 887,595 −585,923 −39.76%
1992 1.47M +20,332 +1.4%
1991 1.45M +242,834 +20.06%
1990 1.21M

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.