Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Central Asia

Refugees by country of origin in Central Asia in 2024 — 19,296 people. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 77.6%.

2024 19,296 people +12.66% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 237,470 people1996
Period minimum 10,064 people2016

Trend over time

1994–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Central Asia, 1994–20240100,000200,000300,000199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 86,247 people1995: 59,304 people1996: 237,470 people1997: 205,220 people1998: 137,542 people1999: 104,806 people2000: 67,148 people2001: 63,356 people2002: 80,212 people2003: 76,870 people2004: 74,293 people2005: 71,341 people2006: 20,297 people2007: 14,701 people2008: 14,924 people2009: 14,304 people2010: 16,516 people2011: 20,642 people2012: 20,027 people2013: 10,525 people2014: 10,650 people2015: 10,194 people2016: 10,064 people2017: 10,316 people2018: 10,882 people2019: 11,402 people2020: 11,453 people2021: 12,222 people2022: 16,501 people2023: 17,127 people2024: 19,296 people
Change over the period: −66,951 (−77.63%) Average annual rate: -4.87 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Central Asia 19,296 people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 19,296 +2,169 +12.66%
2023 17,127 +626 +3.79%
2022 16,501 +4,279 +35.01%
2021 12,222 +769 +6.71%
2020 11,453 +51 +0.45%
2019 11,402 +520 +4.78%
2018 10,882 +566 +5.49%
2017 10,316 +252 +2.5%
2016 10,064 −130 −1.28%
2015 10,194 −456 −4.28%
2014 10,650 +125 +1.19%
2013 10,525 −9,502 −47.45%
2012 20,027 −615 −2.98%
2011 20,642 +4,126 +24.98%
2010 16,516 +2,212 +15.46%
2009 14,304 −620 −4.15%
2008 14,924 +223 +1.52%
2007 14,701 −5,596 −27.57%
2006 20,297 −51,044 −71.55%
2005 71,341 −2,952 −3.97%
2004 74,293 −2,577 −3.35%
2003 76,870 −3,342 −4.17%
2002 80,212 +16,856 +26.61%
2001 63,356 −3,792 −5.65%
2000 67,148 −37,658 −35.93%
1999 104,806 −32,736 −23.8%
1998 137,542 −67,678 −32.98%
1997 205,220 −32,250 −13.58%
1996 237,470 +178,166 +300.43%
1995 59,304 −26,943 −31.24%
1994 86,247

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.