Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — United States

Refugees by country of origin in the United States in 2024 — 4,004 people. Ranked 119 in the world out of 200. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 49,950%.

2024 4,004 people +225.79% vs 2023
World rank 119of 200
Period maximum 4,980 people2014
Period minimum 8 people1991

Trend over time

1991–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — United States, 1991–202402,0004,0006,0001991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 8 people1992: 8 people1993: 10 people1994: 364 people1995: 243 people1996: 141 people1997: 75 people1998: 50 people1999: 38 people2000: 173 people2001: 220 people2002: 383 people2003: 394 people2004: 451 people2005: 676 people2006: 1,353 people2007: 2,164 people2008: 2,126 people2009: 2,367 people2010: 3,019 people2011: 3,775 people2012: 4,454 people2013: 4,755 people2014: 4,980 people2015: 4,824 people2016: 302 people2017: 310 people2018: 332 people2019: 297 people2020: 349 people2021: 426 people2022: 1,327 people2023: 1,229 people2024: 4,004 people
Change over the period: +3,996 (+49,950%) Average annual rate: 20.73 %

Comparison, 2024

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

United States 4,004 people
World computed 30.69M people
North America computed 4,318 people
Northern America computed 4,318 people
High-income countries computed 145,784 people
Refugees by country of origin — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 4,004 +2,775 +225.79%
2023 1,229 −98 −7.39%
2022 1,327 +901 +211.5%
2021 426 +77 +22.06%
2020 349 +52 +17.51%
2019 297 −35 −10.54%
2018 332 +22 +7.1%
2017 310 +8 +2.65%
2016 302 −4,522 −93.74%
2015 4,824 −156 −3.13%
2014 4,980 +225 +4.73%
2013 4,755 +301 +6.76%
2012 4,454 +679 +17.99%
2011 3,775 +756 +25.04%
2010 3,019 +652 +27.55%
2009 2,367 +241 +11.34%
2008 2,126 −38 −1.76%
2007 2,164 +811 +59.94%
2006 1,353 +677 +100.15%
2005 676 +225 +49.89%
2004 451 +57 +14.47%
2003 394 +11 +2.87%
2002 383 +163 +74.09%
2001 220 +47 +27.17%
2000 173 +135 +355.26%
1999 38 −12 −24%
1998 50 −25 −33.33%
1997 75 −66 −46.81%
1996 141 −102 −41.98%
1995 243 −121 −33.24%
1994 364 +354 +3,540%
1993 10 +2 +25%
1992 8 +0 +0%
1991 8

Northern America, 2024

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

BM Bermuda 5 CA Canada 309 US United States 4,004

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.