Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Papua New Guinea

Refugees by country of origin in Papua New Guinea in 2024 — 504 people. Ranked 88 in the world out of 200. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 74.8%.

2024 504 people +11.5% vs 2023
World rank 88of 200
Period maximum 2,006 people1996
Period minimum 6 people1999

Trend over time

1995–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Papua New Guinea, 1995–202401,0002,0003,000199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 2,000 people1996: 2,006 people1997: 806 people1998: 216 people1999: 6 people2000: 6 people2001: 6 people2002: 12 people2003: 12 people2004: 12 people2005: 20 people2006: 27 people2007: 33 people2008: 44 people2009: 68 people2010: 87 people2011: 126 people2012: 172 people2013: 219 people2014: 285 people2015: 335 people2016: 401 people2017: 406 people2018: 424 people2019: 475 people2020: 510 people2021: 507 people2022: 610 people2023: 452 people2024: 504 people
Change over the period: −1,496 (−74.8%) Average annual rate: -4.64 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 504 people
World computed 30.69M people
East Asia & Pacific computed 1.53M people
Melanesia computed 801 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 504 +52 +11.5%
2023 452 −158 −25.9%
2022 610 +103 +20.32%
2021 507 −3 −0.59%
2020 510 +35 +7.37%
2019 475 +51 +12.03%
2018 424 +18 +4.43%
2017 406 +5 +1.25%
2016 401 +66 +19.7%
2015 335 +50 +17.54%
2014 285 +66 +30.14%
2013 219 +47 +27.33%
2012 172 +46 +36.51%
2011 126 +39 +44.83%
2010 87 +19 +27.94%
2009 68 +24 +54.55%
2008 44 +11 +33.33%
2007 33 +6 +22.22%
2006 27 +7 +35%
2005 20 +8 +66.67%
2004 12 +0 +0%
2003 12 +0 +0%
2002 12 +6 +100%
2001 6 +0 +0%
2000 6 +0 +0%
1999 6 −210 −97.22%
1998 216 −590 −73.2%
1997 806 −1,200 −59.82%
1996 2,006 +6 +0.3%
1995 2,000

Melanesia, 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.