Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Northern Europe

Refugees by country of origin in Northern Europe in 2024 — 1,042 people. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 17.7%.

2024 1,042 people +103.91% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 5,943 people2003
Period minimum 492 people2022

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Northern Europe, 2000–202402,0004,0006,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 1,266 people2002: 5,725 people2003: 5,943 people2004: 5,340 people2005: 4,875 people2006: 3,225 people2007: 1,628 people2009: 1,725 people2010: 1,656 people2011: 1,646 people2012: 1,790 people2013: 985 people2014: 921 people2015: 827 people2016: 648 people2017: 647 people2018: 614 people2019: 576 people2020: 563 people2021: 565 people2022: 492 people2023: 511 people2024: 1,042 people
Change over the period: −224 (−17.69%) Average annual rate: -0.81 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Europe 1,042 people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1,042 +531 +103.91%
2023 511 +19 +3.86%
2022 492 −73 −12.92%
2021 565 +2 +0.36%
2020 563 −13 −2.26%
2019 576 −38 −6.19%
2018 614 −33 −5.1%
2017 647 −1 −0.15%
2016 648 −179 −21.64%
2015 827 −94 −10.21%
2014 921 −64 −6.5%
2013 985 −805 −44.97%
2012 1,790 +144 +8.75%
2011 1,646 −10 −0.6%
2010 1,656 −69 −4%
2009 1,725
2007 1,628 −1,597 −49.52%
2006 3,225 −1,650 −33.85%
2005 4,875 −465 −8.71%
2004 5,340 −603 −10.15%
2003 5,943 +218 +3.81%
2002 5,725
2000 1,266

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.