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Refugees by country of origin — Switzerland

Refugees by country of origin in Switzerland in 2024 — 5 people. Ranked 10 in the world out of 200. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 37.5%.

2024 5 people
World rank 10of 200
Period maximum 90 people1999
Period minimum 0 people2021

Trend over time

1994–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Switzerland, 1994–20240255075100199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 8 people1995: 27 people1996: 32 people1997: 54 people1998: 76 people1999: 90 people2000: 69 people2001: 60 people2002: 55 people2003: 34 people2004: 11 people2005: 14 people2006: 38 people2007: 33 people2008: 32 people2009: 19 people2010: 20 people2011: 20 people2012: 16 people2013: 11 people2014: 16 people2015: 16 people2016: 5 people2017: 5 people2018: 5 people2019: 5 people2020: 5 people2021: 0 people2022: 8 people2023: 0 people2024: 5 people
Change over the period: −3 (−37.5%) Average annual rate: -1.55 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Switzerland 5 people
World computed 30.69M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 5.67M people
Western Europe computed 759 people
High-income countries computed 145,784 people
Refugees by country of origin — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 5 +5
2023 0 −8 −100%
2022 8 +8
2021 0 −5 −100%
2020 5 +0 +0%
2019 5 +0 +0%
2018 5 +0 +0%
2017 5 +0 +0%
2016 5 −11 −68.75%
2015 16 +0 +0%
2014 16 +5 +45.45%
2013 11 −5 −31.25%
2012 16 −4 −20%
2011 20 +0 +0%
2010 20 +1 +5.26%
2009 19 −13 −40.63%
2008 32 −1 −3.03%
2007 33 −5 −13.16%
2006 38 +24 +171.43%
2005 14 +3 +27.27%
2004 11 −23 −67.65%
2003 34 −21 −38.18%
2002 55 −5 −8.33%
2001 60 −9 −13.04%
2000 69 −21 −23.33%
1999 90 +14 +18.42%
1998 76 +22 +40.74%
1997 54 +22 +68.75%
1996 32 +5 +18.52%
1995 27 +19 +237.5%
1994 8

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.