Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Southern Europe

Refugees by country of origin in Southern Europe in 2024 — 70,039 people. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 92.9%.

2024 70,039 people +13.48% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 989,095 people1998
Period minimum 56,911 people2020

Trend over time

1998–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Southern Europe, 1998–20240250,000500,000750,0001M19982001200420072010201320162019202220241998: 989,095 people1999: 963,889 people2000: 852,725 people2001: 758,385 people2002: 701,649 people2003: 547,770 people2004: 460,962 people2005: 251,245 people2006: 320,326 people2007: 202,967 people2008: 195,423 people2009: 172,908 people2010: 154,965 people2011: 146,380 people2012: 138,872 people2013: 89,087 people2014: 74,809 people2015: 65,333 people2016: 58,157 people2017: 57,319 people2018: 57,280 people2019: 58,095 people2020: 56,911 people2021: 58,837 people2022: 60,908 people2023: 61,719 people2024: 70,039 people
Change over the period: −919,056 (−92.92%) Average annual rate: -9.68 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Europe 70,039 people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 70,039 +8,320 +13.48%
2023 61,719 +811 +1.33%
2022 60,908 +2,071 +3.52%
2021 58,837 +1,926 +3.38%
2020 56,911 −1,184 −2.04%
2019 58,095 +815 +1.42%
2018 57,280 −39 −0.07%
2017 57,319 −838 −1.44%
2016 58,157 −7,176 −10.98%
2015 65,333 −9,476 −12.67%
2014 74,809 −14,278 −16.03%
2013 89,087 −49,785 −35.85%
2012 138,872 −7,508 −5.13%
2011 146,380 −8,585 −5.54%
2010 154,965 −17,943 −10.38%
2009 172,908 −22,515 −11.52%
2008 195,423 −7,544 −3.72%
2007 202,967 −117,359 −36.64%
2006 320,326 +69,081 +27.5%
2005 251,245 −209,717 −45.5%
2004 460,962 −86,808 −15.85%
2003 547,770 −153,879 −21.93%
2002 701,649 −56,736 −7.48%
2001 758,385 −94,340 −11.06%
2000 852,725 −111,164 −11.53%
1999 963,889 −25,206 −2.55%
1998 989,095

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.