Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Western Europe

Refugees by country of origin in Western Europe in 2024 — 759 people. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 24%.

2024 759 people +86.49% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1,538 people1999
Period minimum 198 people2016

Trend over time

1994–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Western Europe, 1994–202405001,0001,5002,000199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 612 people1995: 565 people1996: 654 people1997: 697 people1998: 961 people1999: 1,538 people2000: 1,392 people2001: 1,172 people2002: 1,196 people2003: 1,009 people2004: 327 people2005: 687 people2006: 365 people2007: 374 people2008: 410 people2009: 391 people2010: 411 people2011: 440 people2012: 454 people2013: 407 people2014: 414 people2015: 389 people2016: 198 people2017: 226 people2018: 240 people2019: 236 people2020: 227 people2021: 212 people2022: 370 people2023: 407 people2024: 759 people
Change over the period: +147 (+24.02%) Average annual rate: 0.72 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Europe 759 people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 759 +352 +86.49%
2023 407 +37 +10%
2022 370 +158 +74.53%
2021 212 −15 −6.61%
2020 227 −9 −3.81%
2019 236 −4 −1.67%
2018 240 +14 +6.19%
2017 226 +28 +14.14%
2016 198 −191 −49.1%
2015 389 −25 −6.04%
2014 414 +7 +1.72%
2013 407 −47 −10.35%
2012 454 +14 +3.18%
2011 440 +29 +7.06%
2010 411 +20 +5.12%
2009 391 −19 −4.63%
2008 410 +36 +9.63%
2007 374 +9 +2.47%
2006 365 −322 −46.87%
2005 687 +360 +110.09%
2004 327 −682 −67.59%
2003 1,009 −187 −15.64%
2002 1,196 +24 +2.05%
2001 1,172 −220 −15.8%
2000 1,392 −146 −9.49%
1999 1,538 +577 +60.04%
1998 961 +264 +37.88%
1997 697 +43 +6.57%
1996 654 +89 +15.75%
1995 565 −47 −7.68%
1994 612

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.