Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Melanesia

Refugees by country of origin in Melanesia in 2024 — 801 people. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 64.5%.

2024 801 people +14.43% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 2,345 people1996
Period minimum 368 people1999

Trend over time

1995–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Melanesia, 1995–202401,0002,0003,000199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 2,256 people1996: 2,345 people1997: 1,166 people1998: 551 people1999: 368 people2000: 441 people2001: 779 people2002: 1,138 people2003: 1,161 people2004: 1,353 people2005: 1,423 people2006: 1,745 people2007: 1,904 people2008: 1,957 people2009: 2,021 people2010: 2,011 people2011: 1,774 people2012: 1,546 people2013: 1,388 people2014: 1,282 people2015: 1,293 people2016: 1,263 people2017: 1,197 people2018: 1,132 people2019: 1,100 people2020: 1,063 people2021: 959 people2022: 995 people2023: 700 people2024: 801 people
Change over the period: −1,455 (−64.49%) Average annual rate: -3.51 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Melanesia 801 people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 801 +101 +14.43%
2023 700 −295 −29.65%
2022 995 +36 +3.75%
2021 959 −104 −9.78%
2020 1,063 −37 −3.36%
2019 1,100 −32 −2.83%
2018 1,132 −65 −5.43%
2017 1,197 −66 −5.23%
2016 1,263 −30 −2.32%
2015 1,293 +11 +0.86%
2014 1,282 −106 −7.64%
2013 1,388 −158 −10.22%
2012 1,546 −228 −12.85%
2011 1,774 −237 −11.79%
2010 2,011 −10 −0.49%
2009 2,021 +64 +3.27%
2008 1,957 +53 +2.78%
2007 1,904 +159 +9.11%
2006 1,745 +322 +22.63%
2005 1,423 +70 +5.17%
2004 1,353 +192 +16.54%
2003 1,161 +23 +2.02%
2002 1,138 +359 +46.08%
2001 779 +338 +76.64%
2000 441 +73 +19.84%
1999 368 −183 −33.21%
1998 551 −615 −52.74%
1997 1,166 −1,179 −50.28%
1996 2,345 +89 +3.95%
1995 2,256

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.