Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — South-Eastern Asia

Refugees by country of origin in South-Eastern Asia in 2024 — 1,372,010 people. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 77.4%.

2024 1.37M people +2.88% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1.52M people2017
Period minimum 561,649 people2008

Trend over time

1988–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — South-Eastern Asia, 1988–2024500,000750,0001M1.25M1.5M1.75M19881992199620002004200820122016202020241988: 773,319 people1990: 693,248 people1991: 710,082 people1992: 894,157 people1993: 901,521 people1994: 816,426 people1995: 825,913 people1996: 782,871 people1997: 762,876 people1998: 729,491 people1999: 814,183 people2000: 737,963 people2001: 674,106 people2002: 651,018 people2003: 573,645 people2004: 574,224 people2005: 601,356 people2006: 661,370 people2007: 571,945 people2008: 561,649 people2009: 791,691 people2010: 797,917 people2011: 793,713 people2012: 791,762 people2013: 831,437 people2014: 828,770 people2015: 800,359 people2016: 853,422 people2017: 1,523,795 people2018: 1,512,423 people2019: 1,425,738 people2020: 1,453,278 people2021: 1,226,698 people2022: 1,301,433 people2023: 1,333,599 people2024: 1,372,010 people
Change over the period: +598,691 (+77.42%) Average annual rate: 1.61 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 1.37M people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.37M +38,411 +2.88%
2023 1.33M +32,166 +2.47%
2022 1.3M +74,735 +6.09%
2021 1.23M −226,580 −15.59%
2020 1.45M +27,540 +1.93%
2019 1.43M −86,685 −5.73%
2018 1.51M −11,372 −0.75%
2017 1.52M +670,373 +78.55%
2016 853,422 +53,063 +6.63%
2015 800,359 −28,411 −3.43%
2014 828,770 −2,667 −0.32%
2013 831,437 +39,675 +5.01%
2012 791,762 −1,951 −0.25%
2011 793,713 −4,204 −0.53%
2010 797,917 +6,226 +0.79%
2009 791,691 +230,042 +40.96%
2008 561,649 −10,296 −1.8%
2007 571,945 −89,425 −13.52%
2006 661,370 +60,014 +9.98%
2005 601,356 +27,132 +4.72%
2004 574,224 +579 +0.1%
2003 573,645 −77,373 −11.88%
2002 651,018 −23,088 −3.42%
2001 674,106 −63,857 −8.65%
2000 737,963 −76,220 −9.36%
1999 814,183 +84,692 +11.61%
1998 729,491 −33,385 −4.38%
1997 762,876 −19,995 −2.55%
1996 782,871 −43,042 −5.21%
1995 825,913 +9,487 +1.16%
1994 816,426 −85,095 −9.44%
1993 901,521 +7,364 +0.82%
1992 894,157 +184,075 +25.92%
1991 710,082 +16,834 +2.43%
1990 693,248
1988 773,319

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.