Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Southern Asia

Refugees by country of origin in Southern Asia in 2024 — 6,241,142 people. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 9.8%.

2024 6.24M people −9% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 6.86M people2023
Period minimum 2.49M people2006

Trend over time

1988–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Southern Asia, 1988–20242M4M6M8M19881992199620002004200820122016202020241988: 5,684,918 people1989: 5,704,906 people1990: 6,624,414 people1991: 6,657,062 people1992: 4,940,521 people1993: 3,727,327 people1994: 3,134,076 people1995: 3,071,098 people1996: 3,067,803 people1997: 3,060,965 people1998: 2,999,023 people1999: 2,935,357 people2000: 3,935,854 people2001: 4,165,241 people2002: 2,938,636 people2003: 2,529,439 people2004: 2,795,365 people2005: 2,535,795 people2006: 2,488,901 people2007: 3,437,507 people2008: 3,211,113 people2009: 3,264,829 people2010: 3,413,300 people2011: 3,000,458 people2012: 2,918,171 people2013: 2,863,730 people2014: 3,189,905 people2015: 3,219,392 people2016: 2,859,749 people2017: 3,028,589 people2018: 3,103,783 people2019: 3,153,298 people2020: 3,051,437 people2021: 3,190,439 people2022: 6,103,777 people2023: 6,858,066 people2024: 6,241,142 people
Change over the period: +556,224 (+9.78%) Average annual rate: 0.26 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Asia 6.24M people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 6.24M −616,924 −9%
2023 6.86M +754,289 +12.36%
2022 6.1M +2.91M +91.31%
2021 3.19M +139,002 +4.56%
2020 3.05M −101,861 −3.23%
2019 3.15M +49,515 +1.6%
2018 3.1M +75,194 +2.48%
2017 3.03M +168,840 +5.9%
2016 2.86M −359,643 −11.17%
2015 3.22M +29,487 +0.92%
2014 3.19M +326,175 +11.39%
2013 2.86M −54,441 −1.87%
2012 2.92M −82,287 −2.74%
2011 3M −412,842 −12.1%
2010 3.41M +148,471 +4.55%
2009 3.26M +53,716 +1.67%
2008 3.21M −226,394 −6.59%
2007 3.44M +948,606 +38.11%
2006 2.49M −46,894 −1.85%
2005 2.54M −259,570 −9.29%
2004 2.8M +265,926 +10.51%
2003 2.53M −409,197 −13.92%
2002 2.94M −1.23M −29.45%
2001 4.17M +229,387 +5.83%
2000 3.94M +1M +34.08%
1999 2.94M −63,666 −2.12%
1998 3M −61,942 −2.02%
1997 3.06M −6,838 −0.22%
1996 3.07M −3,295 −0.11%
1995 3.07M −62,978 −2.01%
1994 3.13M −593,251 −15.92%
1993 3.73M −1.21M −24.56%
1992 4.94M −1.72M −25.79%
1991 6.66M +32,648 +0.49%
1990 6.62M +919,508 +16.12%
1989 5.7M +19,988 +0.35%
1988 5.68M

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.