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Refugees by country of origin — Sudan

Refugees by country of origin in Sudan in 2024 — 2,094,373 people. Ranked 196 in the world out of 200. Since 1963, the indicator has risen by 16,010.6%.

2024 2.09M people +39.91% vs 2023
World rank 196of 200
Period maximum 2.09M people2024
Period minimum 5,350 people1981

Trend over time

1963–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Sudan, 1963–202401M2M3M19631970197719841991199820052012201920241963: 13,000 people1965: 81,560 people1967: 120,990 people1969: 170,400 people1971: 171,330 people1973: 13,050 people1975: 11,000 people1977: 10,850 people1979: 10,850 people1981: 5,350 people1983: 31,000 people1985: 180,855 people1987: 253,166 people1989: 438,899 people1991: 196,242 people1993: 393,868 people1995: 445,277 people1997: 364,571 people1999: 485,449 people2001: 489,931 people2003: 606,230 people2005: 693,621 people2007: 523,029 people2009: 368,178 people2011: 500,004 people2013: 648,936 people2015: 627,080 people2017: 694,556 people2019: 734,780 people2021: 825,290 people2023: 1,496,923 people2024: 2,094,373 people
Change over the period: +2.08M (+16,010.56%) Average annual rate: 8.69 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sudan 2.09M people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Northern Africa computed 2.33M people
Low-income countries computed 20.85M people
Refugees by country of origin — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 2.09M +597,450 +39.91%
2023 1.5M +659,735 +78.8%
2022 837,188 +11,898 +1.44%
2021 825,290 +37,467 +4.76%
2020 787,823 +53,043 +7.22%
2019 734,780 +9,993 +1.38%
2018 724,787 +30,231 +4.35%
2017 694,556 +44,165 +6.79%
2016 650,391 +23,311 +3.72%
2015 627,080 −38,876 −5.84%
2014 665,956 +17,020 +2.62%
2013 648,936 +80,002 +14.06%
2012 568,934 +68,930 +13.79%
2011 500,004 +112,739 +29.11%
2010 387,265 +19,087 +5.18%
2009 368,178 −51,071 −12.18%
2008 419,249 −103,780 −19.84%
2007 523,029 −163,267 −23.79%
2006 686,296 −7,325 −1.06%
2005 693,621 −37,010 −5.07%
2004 730,631 +124,401 +20.52%
2003 606,230 +97,367 +19.13%
2002 508,863 +18,932 +3.86%
2001 489,931 −4,420 −0.89%
2000 494,351 +8,902 +1.83%
1999 485,449 +95,448 +24.47%
1998 390,001 +25,430 +6.98%
1997 364,571 −110,731 −23.3%
1996 475,302 +30,025 +6.74%
1995 445,277 +40,148 +9.91%
1994 405,129 +11,261 +2.86%
1993 393,868 +126,101 +47.09%
1992 267,767 +71,525 +36.45%
1991 196,242 −327,754 −62.55%
1990 523,996 +85,097 +19.39%
1989 438,899 +91,590 +26.37%
1988 347,309 +94,143 +37.19%
1987 253,166 +120,407 +90.7%
1986 132,759 −48,096 −26.59%
1985 180,855 +795 +0.44%
1984 180,060 +149,060 +480.84%
1983 31,000 +25,650 +479.44%
1982 5,350 +0 +0%
1981 5,350 −5,500 −50.69%
1980 10,850 +0 +0%
1979 10,850 +0 +0%
1978 10,850 +0 +0%
1977 10,850 +250 +2.36%
1976 10,600 −400 −3.64%
1975 11,000 −770 −6.54%
1974 11,770 −1,280 −9.81%
1973 13,050 −115,400 −89.84%
1972 128,450 −42,880 −25.03%
1971 171,330 −1,630 −0.94%
1970 172,960 +2,560 +1.5%
1969 170,400 −5,100 −2.91%
1968 175,500 +54,510 +45.05%
1967 120,990 +5,990 +5.21%
1966 115,000 +33,440 +41%
1965 81,560 +61,260 +301.77%
1964 20,300 +7,300 +56.15%
1963 13,000

Northern Africa, 2024

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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.