Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Middle Africa

Refugees by country of origin in Middle Africa in 2024 — 1,906,070 people. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 213.3%.

2024 1.91M people +1.13% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1.91M people2024
Period minimum 398,953 people1995

Trend over time

1982–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Middle Africa, 1982–20240500,0001M1.5M2M1982198719921997200220072012201720221982: 608,361 people1991: 520,156 people1992: 448,689 people1993: 612,279 people1994: 568,740 people1995: 398,953 people1996: 469,955 people1997: 520,772 people1998: 558,685 people1999: 697,822 people2000: 890,742 people2001: 965,275 people2002: 963,324 people2003: 906,527 people2004: 811,126 people2005: 772,097 people2006: 747,903 people2007: 742,073 people2008: 753,857 people2009: 847,213 people2010: 866,296 people2011: 854,065 people2012: 758,692 people2013: 834,858 people2014: 1,012,105 people2015: 1,065,033 people2016: 1,074,881 people2017: 1,215,636 people2018: 1,389,283 people2019: 1,512,073 people2020: 1,592,835 people2021: 1,809,725 people2022: 1,867,645 people2023: 1,884,857 people2024: 1,906,070 people
Change over the period: +1.3M (+213.31%) Average annual rate: 2.76 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Middle Africa 1.91M people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.91M +21,213 +1.13%
2023 1.88M +17,212 +0.92%
2022 1.87M +57,920 +3.2%
2021 1.81M +216,890 +13.62%
2020 1.59M +80,762 +5.34%
2019 1.51M +122,790 +8.84%
2018 1.39M +173,647 +14.28%
2017 1.22M +140,755 +13.09%
2016 1.07M +9,848 +0.92%
2015 1.07M +52,928 +5.23%
2014 1.01M +177,247 +21.23%
2013 834,858 +76,166 +10.04%
2012 758,692 −95,373 −11.17%
2011 854,065 −12,231 −1.41%
2010 866,296 +19,083 +2.25%
2009 847,213 +93,356 +12.38%
2008 753,857 +11,784 +1.59%
2007 742,073 −5,830 −0.78%
2006 747,903 −24,194 −3.13%
2005 772,097 −39,029 −4.81%
2004 811,126 −95,401 −10.52%
2003 906,527 −56,797 −5.9%
2002 963,324 −1,951 −0.2%
2001 965,275 +74,533 +8.37%
2000 890,742 +192,920 +27.65%
1999 697,822 +139,137 +24.9%
1998 558,685 +37,913 +7.28%
1997 520,772 +50,817 +10.81%
1996 469,955 +71,002 +17.8%
1995 398,953 −169,787 −29.85%
1994 568,740 −43,539 −7.11%
1993 612,279 +163,590 +36.46%
1992 448,689 −71,467 −13.74%
1991 520,156
1982 608,361

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.