Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — South Asia

Refugees by country of origin in South Asia in 2024 — 6,082,976 people. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 8.1%.

2024 6.08M people −9.29% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 6.71M people2023
Period minimum 2.39M people2006

Trend over time

1988–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — South Asia, 1988–20242M4M6M8M19881992199620002004200820122016202020241988: 5,626,659 people1989: 5,652,108 people1990: 6,548,525 people1991: 6,526,696 people1992: 4,811,740 people1993: 3,611,811 people1994: 3,012,788 people1995: 2,958,738 people1996: 2,963,681 people1997: 2,966,979 people1998: 2,909,056 people1999: 2,848,512 people2000: 3,847,588 people2001: 4,072,751 people2002: 2,800,274 people2003: 2,406,909 people2004: 2,680,194 people2005: 2,436,365 people2006: 2,386,422 people2007: 3,369,109 people2008: 3,142,062 people2009: 3,192,058 people2010: 3,344,515 people2011: 2,928,092 people2012: 2,842,239 people2013: 2,788,669 people2014: 3,107,703 people2015: 3,134,442 people2016: 2,765,647 people2017: 2,909,950 people2018: 2,973,842 people2019: 3,024,300 people2020: 2,916,419 people2021: 3,047,450 people2022: 5,981,018 people2023: 6,706,314 people2024: 6,082,976 people
Change over the period: +456,317 (+8.11%) Average annual rate: 0.22 %

Comparison, 2024

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

South Asia 6.08M people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 6.08M −623,338 −9.29%
2023 6.71M +725,296 +12.13%
2022 5.98M +2.93M +96.26%
2021 3.05M +131,031 +4.49%
2020 2.92M −107,881 −3.57%
2019 3.02M +50,458 +1.7%
2018 2.97M +63,892 +2.2%
2017 2.91M +144,303 +5.22%
2016 2.77M −368,795 −11.77%
2015 3.13M +26,739 +0.86%
2014 3.11M +319,034 +11.44%
2013 2.79M −53,570 −1.88%
2012 2.84M −85,853 −2.93%
2011 2.93M −416,423 −12.45%
2010 3.34M +152,457 +4.78%
2009 3.19M +49,996 +1.59%
2008 3.14M −227,047 −6.74%
2007 3.37M +982,687 +41.18%
2006 2.39M −49,943 −2.05%
2005 2.44M −243,829 −9.1%
2004 2.68M +273,285 +11.35%
2003 2.41M −393,365 −14.05%
2002 2.8M −1.27M −31.24%
2001 4.07M +225,163 +5.85%
2000 3.85M +999,076 +35.07%
1999 2.85M −60,544 −2.08%
1998 2.91M −57,923 −1.95%
1997 2.97M +3,298 +0.11%
1996 2.96M +4,943 +0.17%
1995 2.96M −54,050 −1.79%
1994 3.01M −599,023 −16.59%
1993 3.61M −1.2M −24.94%
1992 4.81M −1.71M −26.28%
1991 6.53M −21,829 −0.33%
1990 6.55M +896,417 +15.86%
1989 5.65M +25,449 +0.45%
1988 5.63M

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.