Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Rwanda

Refugees by country of origin in Rwanda in 2024 — 249,087 people. Ranked 185 in the world out of 200. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 69.4%.

2024 249,087 people −0.34% vs 2023
World rank 185of 200
Period maximum 2.26M people1994
Period minimum 63,792 people2004

Trend over time

1961–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Rwanda, 1961–202401M2M3M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 147,000 people1963: 154,000 people1965: 155,900 people1967: 160,230 people1969: 144,930 people1971: 141,630 people1973: 163,595 people1975: 175,720 people1977: 169,780 people1979: 176,540 people1981: 277,010 people1983: 321,760 people1985: 376,520 people1987: 353,440 people1989: 319,500 people1991: 431,239 people1993: 450,459 people1995: 1,819,367 people1997: 67,996 people1999: 88,934 people2001: 84,508 people2003: 75,258 people2005: 100,252 people2007: 80,955 people2009: 129,108 people2011: 106,832 people2013: 83,943 people2015: 286,357 people2017: 258,986 people2019: 246,407 people2021: 248,219 people2023: 249,946 people2024: 249,087 people
Change over the period: +102,087 (+69.45%) Average annual rate: 0.84 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Rwanda 249,087 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Eastern Africa computed 4.51M people
Low-income countries computed 20.85M people
Refugees by country of origin — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 249,087 −859 −0.34%
2023 249,946 +202 +0.08%
2022 249,744 +1,525 +0.61%
2021 248,219 +2,438 +0.99%
2020 245,781 −626 −0.25%
2019 246,407 −1,062 −0.43%
2018 247,469 −11,517 −4.45%
2017 258,986 −27,077 −9.47%
2016 286,063 −294 −0.1%
2015 286,357 +206,961 +260.67%
2014 79,396 −4,547 −5.42%
2013 83,943 −13,414 −13.78%
2012 97,357 −9,475 −8.87%
2011 106,832 −8,687 −7.52%
2010 115,519 −13,589 −10.53%
2009 129,108 +56,579 +78.01%
2008 72,529 −8,426 −10.41%
2007 80,955 −12,001 −12.91%
2006 92,956 −7,296 −7.28%
2005 100,252 +36,460 +57.15%
2004 63,792 −11,466 −15.24%
2003 75,258 +7 +0.01%
2002 75,251 −9,257 −10.95%
2001 84,508 −34,543 −29.02%
2000 119,051 +30,117 +33.86%
1999 88,934 +11,196 +14.4%
1998 77,738 +9,742 +14.33%
1997 67,996 −401,136 −85.51%
1996 469,132 −1.35M −74.21%
1995 1.82M −438,203 −19.41%
1994 2.26M +1.81M +401.17%
1993 450,459 +15,728 +3.62%
1992 434,731 +3,492 +0.81%
1991 431,239 +69,922 +19.35%
1990 361,317 +41,817 +13.09%
1989 319,500 −8,040 −2.45%
1988 327,540 −25,900 −7.33%
1987 353,440 −18,470 −4.97%
1986 371,910 −4,610 −1.22%
1985 376,520 +19,410 +5.44%
1984 357,110 +35,350 +10.99%
1983 321,760 −6,190 −1.89%
1982 327,950 +50,940 +18.39%
1981 277,010 −9,640 −3.36%
1980 286,650 +110,110 +62.37%
1979 176,540 +1,430 +0.82%
1978 175,110 +5,330 +3.14%
1977 169,780 −6,630 −3.76%
1976 176,410 +690 +0.39%
1975 175,720 −2,540 −1.42%
1974 178,260 +14,665 +8.96%
1973 163,595 +9,945 +6.47%
1972 153,650 +12,020 +8.49%
1971 141,630 −420 −0.3%
1970 142,050 −2,880 −1.99%
1969 144,930 −15,170 −9.48%
1968 160,100 −130 −0.08%
1967 160,230 +630 +0.39%
1966 159,600 +3,700 +2.37%
1965 155,900 −10,400 −6.25%
1964 166,300 +12,300 +7.99%
1963 154,000 +7,000 +4.76%
1962 147,000 +0 +0%
1961 147,000

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.