Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Northern Africa

Refugees by country of origin in Northern Africa in 2024 — 2,332,924 people. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 1,267.6%.

2024 2.33M people +41.54% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 2.33M people2024
Period minimum 170,586 people1981

Trend over time

1981–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Northern Africa, 1981–202401M2M3M19811986199119962001200620112016202120241981: 170,586 people1982: 170,619 people1983: 196,291 people1984: 345,368 people1985: 346,200 people1986: 298,077 people1987: 418,430 people1988: 512,999 people1989: 606,772 people1990: 689,697 people1991: 362,343 people1992: 433,913 people1993: 560,015 people1994: 593,923 people1995: 613,918 people1996: 646,056 people1997: 537,077 people1998: 566,006 people1999: 664,115 people2000: 674,330 people2001: 671,513 people2002: 698,529 people2003: 794,750 people2004: 917,890 people2005: 810,173 people2006: 801,944 people2007: 665,474 people2008: 559,520 people2009: 506,501 people2010: 523,976 people2011: 639,040 people2012: 710,601 people2013: 787,830 people2014: 809,028 people2015: 774,412 people2016: 803,294 people2017: 853,565 people2018: 890,334 people2019: 906,361 people2020: 959,498 people2021: 1,002,508 people2022: 991,275 people2023: 1,648,271 people2024: 2,332,924 people
Change over the period: +2.16M (+1,267.59%) Average annual rate: 6.27 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Africa 2.33M people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 2.33M +684,653 +41.54%
2023 1.65M +656,996 +66.28%
2022 991,275 −11,233 −1.12%
2021 1M +43,010 +4.48%
2020 959,498 +53,137 +5.86%
2019 906,361 +16,027 +1.8%
2018 890,334 +36,769 +4.31%
2017 853,565 +50,271 +6.26%
2016 803,294 +28,882 +3.73%
2015 774,412 −34,616 −4.28%
2014 809,028 +21,198 +2.69%
2013 787,830 +77,229 +10.87%
2012 710,601 +71,561 +11.2%
2011 639,040 +115,064 +21.96%
2010 523,976 +17,475 +3.45%
2009 506,501 −53,019 −9.48%
2008 559,520 −105,954 −15.92%
2007 665,474 −136,470 −17.02%
2006 801,944 −8,229 −1.02%
2005 810,173 −107,717 −11.74%
2004 917,890 +123,140 +15.49%
2003 794,750 +96,221 +13.77%
2002 698,529 +27,016 +4.02%
2001 671,513 −2,817 −0.42%
2000 674,330 +10,215 +1.54%
1999 664,115 +98,109 +17.33%
1998 566,006 +28,929 +5.39%
1997 537,077 −108,979 −16.87%
1996 646,056 +32,138 +5.23%
1995 613,918 +19,995 +3.37%
1994 593,923 +33,908 +6.05%
1993 560,015 +126,102 +29.06%
1992 433,913 +71,570 +19.75%
1991 362,343 −327,354 −47.46%
1990 689,697 +82,925 +13.67%
1989 606,772 +93,773 +18.28%
1988 512,999 +94,569 +22.6%
1987 418,430 +120,353 +40.38%
1986 298,077 −48,123 −13.9%
1985 346,200 +832 +0.24%
1984 345,368 +149,077 +75.95%
1983 196,291 +25,672 +15.05%
1982 170,619 +33 +0.02%
1981 170,586

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.