Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Saudi Arabia

Refugees by country of origin in Saudi Arabia in 2024 — 2,332 people. Ranked 111 in the world out of 200. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 46,540%.

2024 2,332 people +11.58% vs 2023
World rank 111of 200
Period maximum 2,332 people2024
Period minimum 5 people1993

Trend over time

1993–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Saudi Arabia, 1993–202401,0002,0003,0001993199720012005200920132017202120241993: 5 people1994: 180 people1995: 261 people1996: 244 people1997: 358 people1998: 362 people1999: 233 people2000: 77 people2001: 29 people2002: 104 people2003: 232 people2004: 212 people2005: 146 people2006: 609 people2007: 737 people2008: 700 people2009: 629 people2010: 659 people2011: 733 people2012: 811 people2013: 575 people2014: 616 people2015: 686 people2016: 937 people2017: 1,219 people2018: 1,492 people2019: 1,721 people2020: 2,003 people2021: 2,167 people2022: 1,942 people2023: 2,090 people2024: 2,332 people
Change over the period: +2,327 (+46,540%) Average annual rate: 21.92 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Saudi Arabia 2,332 people
World computed 30.69M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 6.77M people
Western Asia computed 6.7M people
High-income countries computed 145,784 people
Refugees by country of origin — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 2,332 +242 +11.58%
2023 2,090 +148 +7.62%
2022 1,942 −225 −10.38%
2021 2,167 +164 +8.19%
2020 2,003 +282 +16.39%
2019 1,721 +229 +15.35%
2018 1,492 +273 +22.4%
2017 1,219 +282 +30.1%
2016 937 +251 +36.59%
2015 686 +70 +11.36%
2014 616 +41 +7.13%
2013 575 −236 −29.1%
2012 811 +78 +10.64%
2011 733 +74 +11.23%
2010 659 +30 +4.77%
2009 629 −71 −10.14%
2008 700 −37 −5.02%
2007 737 +128 +21.02%
2006 609 +463 +317.12%
2005 146 −66 −31.13%
2004 212 −20 −8.62%
2003 232 +128 +123.08%
2002 104 +75 +258.62%
2001 29 −48 −62.34%
2000 77 −156 −66.95%
1999 233 −129 −35.64%
1998 362 +4 +1.12%
1997 358 +114 +46.72%
1996 244 −17 −6.51%
1995 261 +81 +45%
1994 180 +175 +3,500%
1993 5

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.