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Refugees by country of origin — Palestine

Refugees by country of origin in Palestine in 2024 — 43,701 people. Ranked 167 in the world out of 200. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 1,265.7%.

2024 43,701 people +6.42% vs 2023
World rank 167of 200
Period maximum 428,775 people2002
Period minimum 2,005 people1987

Trend over time

1976–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Palestine, 1976–20240200,000400,000600,000197619811986199119962001200620112016202120241976: 3,200 people1982: 9,800 people1983: 9,110 people1985: 31,640 people1986: 52,705 people1987: 2,005 people1988: 5,014 people1989: 8,041 people1990: 8,521 people1991: 65,177 people1992: 95,343 people1993: 81,472 people1994: 82,559 people1995: 72,762 people1996: 80,202 people1997: 76,812 people1998: 77,517 people1999: 100,602 people2000: 110,641 people2001: 349,158 people2002: 428,775 people2003: 350,562 people2004: 349,827 people2005: 349,663 people2006: 334,127 people2007: 341,231 people2008: 340,004 people2009: 95,185 people2010: 93,312 people2011: 94,141 people2012: 94,916 people2013: 96,035 people2014: 97,207 people2015: 98,013 people2016: 97,794 people2017: 99,630 people2018: 100,728 people2019: 96,253 people2020: 100,153 people2021: 103,569 people2022: 104,296 people2023: 41,066 people2024: 43,701 people
Change over the period: +40,501 (+1,265.66%) Average annual rate: 5.6 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Palestine 43,701 people
World computed 30.69M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 6.77M people
Western Asia computed 6.7M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 43,701 +2,635 +6.42%
2023 41,066 −63,230 −60.63%
2022 104,296 +727 +0.7%
2021 103,569 +3,416 +3.41%
2020 100,153 +3,900 +4.05%
2019 96,253 −4,475 −4.44%
2018 100,728 +1,098 +1.1%
2017 99,630 +1,836 +1.88%
2016 97,794 −219 −0.22%
2015 98,013 +806 +0.83%
2014 97,207 +1,172 +1.22%
2013 96,035 +1,119 +1.18%
2012 94,916 +775 +0.82%
2011 94,141 +829 +0.89%
2010 93,312 −1,873 −1.97%
2009 95,185 −244,819 −72%
2008 340,004 −1,227 −0.36%
2007 341,231 +7,104 +2.13%
2006 334,127 −15,536 −4.44%
2005 349,663 −164 −0.05%
2004 349,827 −735 −0.21%
2003 350,562 −78,213 −18.24%
2002 428,775 +79,617 +22.8%
2001 349,158 +238,517 +215.58%
2000 110,641 +10,039 +9.98%
1999 100,602 +23,085 +29.78%
1998 77,517 +705 +0.92%
1997 76,812 −3,390 −4.23%
1996 80,202 +7,440 +10.23%
1995 72,762 −9,797 −11.87%
1994 82,559 +1,087 +1.33%
1993 81,472 −13,871 −14.55%
1992 95,343 +30,166 +46.28%
1991 65,177 +56,656 +664.9%
1990 8,521 +480 +5.97%
1989 8,041 +3,027 +60.37%
1988 5,014 +3,009 +150.07%
1987 2,005 −50,700 −96.2%
1986 52,705 +21,065 +66.58%
1985 31,640
1983 9,110 −690 −7.04%
1982 9,800
1976 3,200

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.