Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Uganda

Refugees by country of origin in Uganda in 2024 — 10,377 people. Ranked 139 in the world out of 200. Since 1973, the indicator has risen by 992.3%.

2024 10,377 people +23.98% vs 2023
World rank 139of 200
Period maximum 315,346 people1983
Period minimum 950 people1973

Trend over time

1973–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Uganda, 1973–20240100,000200,000300,000400,00019731979198519911997200320092015202120241973: 950 people1974: 2,630 people1975: 2,510 people1976: 3,250 people1977: 8,000 people1978: 8,820 people1979: 88,710 people1980: 224,301 people1981: 176,691 people1982: 271,285 people1983: 315,346 people1984: 293,991 people1985: 306,060 people1986: 238,652 people1987: 111,071 people1988: 21,975 people1989: 21,358 people1990: 58,820 people1991: 39,386 people1992: 32,456 people1993: 33,406 people1994: 31,446 people1995: 24,161 people1996: 28,335 people1997: 55,232 people1998: 13,294 people1999: 13,929 people2000: 32,405 people2001: 40,133 people2002: 40,414 people2003: 35,240 people2004: 31,955 people2005: 34,208 people2006: 21,735 people2007: 21,325 people2008: 7,533 people2009: 7,543 people2010: 6,421 people2011: 5,658 people2012: 5,588 people2013: 8,166 people2014: 7,177 people2015: 6,311 people2016: 6,229 people2017: 6,409 people2018: 7,034 people2019: 7,301 people2020: 7,442 people2021: 7,882 people2022: 7,567 people2023: 8,370 people2024: 10,377 people
Change over the period: +9,427 (+992.32%) Average annual rate: 4.8 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Uganda 10,377 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Eastern Africa computed 4.51M people
Low-income countries computed 20.85M people
Refugees by country of origin — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 10,377 +2,007 +23.98%
2023 8,370 +803 +10.61%
2022 7,567 −315 −4%
2021 7,882 +440 +5.91%
2020 7,442 +141 +1.93%
2019 7,301 +267 +3.8%
2018 7,034 +625 +9.75%
2017 6,409 +180 +2.89%
2016 6,229 −82 −1.3%
2015 6,311 −866 −12.07%
2014 7,177 −989 −12.11%
2013 8,166 +2,578 +46.13%
2012 5,588 −70 −1.24%
2011 5,658 −763 −11.88%
2010 6,421 −1,122 −14.87%
2009 7,543 +10 +0.13%
2008 7,533 −13,792 −64.68%
2007 21,325 −410 −1.89%
2006 21,735 −12,473 −36.46%
2005 34,208 +2,253 +7.05%
2004 31,955 −3,285 −9.32%
2003 35,240 −5,174 −12.8%
2002 40,414 +281 +0.7%
2001 40,133 +7,728 +23.85%
2000 32,405 +18,476 +132.64%
1999 13,929 +635 +4.78%
1998 13,294 −41,938 −75.93%
1997 55,232 +26,897 +94.93%
1996 28,335 +4,174 +17.28%
1995 24,161 −7,285 −23.17%
1994 31,446 −1,960 −5.87%
1993 33,406 +950 +2.93%
1992 32,456 −6,930 −17.6%
1991 39,386 −19,434 −33.04%
1990 58,820 +37,462 +175.4%
1989 21,358 −617 −2.81%
1988 21,975 −89,096 −80.22%
1987 111,071 −127,581 −53.46%
1986 238,652 −67,408 −22.02%
1985 306,060 +12,069 +4.11%
1984 293,991 −21,355 −6.77%
1983 315,346 +44,061 +16.24%
1982 271,285 +94,594 +53.54%
1981 176,691 −47,610 −21.23%
1980 224,301 +135,591 +152.85%
1979 88,710 +79,890 +905.78%
1978 8,820 +820 +10.25%
1977 8,000 +4,750 +146.15%
1976 3,250 +740 +29.48%
1975 2,510 −120 −4.56%
1974 2,630 +1,680 +176.84%
1973 950

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.