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Refugees by country of origin — United Arab Emirates

Refugees by country of origin in the United Arab Emirates in 2024 — 261 people. Ranked 70 in the world out of 200. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 5,120%.

2024 261 people +13.97% vs 2023
World rank 70of 200
Period maximum 580 people2012
Period minimum 5 people1998

Trend over time

1998–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — United Arab Emirates, 1998–2024020040060019982001200420072010201320162019202220241998: 5 people1999: 5 people2000: 17 people2001: 18 people2002: 29 people2003: 16 people2004: 69 people2005: 31 people2006: 260 people2007: 305 people2008: 255 people2009: 411 people2010: 418 people2011: 484 people2012: 580 people2013: 84 people2014: 84 people2015: 91 people2016: 103 people2017: 137 people2018: 169 people2019: 155 people2020: 181 people2021: 160 people2022: 199 people2023: 229 people2024: 261 people
Change over the period: +256 (+5,120%) Average annual rate: 16.43 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 261 people
World computed 30.69M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 6.77M people
Western Asia computed 6.7M people
High-income countries computed 145,784 people
Refugees by country of origin — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 261 +32 +13.97%
2023 229 +30 +15.08%
2022 199 +39 +24.38%
2021 160 −21 −11.6%
2020 181 +26 +16.77%
2019 155 −14 −8.28%
2018 169 +32 +23.36%
2017 137 +34 +33.01%
2016 103 +12 +13.19%
2015 91 +7 +8.33%
2014 84 +0 +0%
2013 84 −496 −85.52%
2012 580 +96 +19.83%
2011 484 +66 +15.79%
2010 418 +7 +1.7%
2009 411 +156 +61.18%
2008 255 −50 −16.39%
2007 305 +45 +17.31%
2006 260 +229 +738.71%
2005 31 −38 −55.07%
2004 69 +53 +331.25%
2003 16 −13 −44.83%
2002 29 +11 +61.11%
2001 18 +1 +5.88%
2000 17 +12 +240%
1999 5 +0 +0%
1998 5

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.