Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Upper-middle-income countries

Refugees by country of origin in upper-middle-income countries in 2024 — 1,106,755 people. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 48.7%.

2024 1.11M people −1.56% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 3.47M people2007
Period minimum 905,628 people2022

Trend over time

1993–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Upper-middle-income countries, 1993–202401M2M3M4M1993199720012005200920132017202120241993: 2,156,652 people1994: 2,298,616 people1995: 2,154,979 people1996: 2,516,100 people1997: 2,354,327 people1998: 2,151,273 people1999: 2,041,450 people2000: 1,602,429 people2001: 1,554,355 people2002: 1,590,959 people2003: 1,414,213 people2004: 1,286,684 people2005: 1,118,997 people2006: 2,400,923 people2007: 3,470,464 people2008: 2,900,158 people2009: 2,731,833 people2010: 2,625,415 people2011: 2,363,699 people2012: 1,669,911 people2013: 1,200,662 people2014: 1,142,998 people2015: 1,013,609 people2016: 1,029,551 people2017: 968,554 people2018: 946,616 people2019: 987,018 people2020: 1,052,595 people2021: 957,916 people2022: 905,628 people2023: 1,124,272 people2024: 1,106,755 people
Change over the period: −1.05M (−48.68%) Average annual rate: -2.13 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Upper-middle-income countries

Upper-middle-income countries 1.11M people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.11M −17,517 −1.56%
2023 1.12M +218,644 +24.14%
2022 905,628 −52,288 −5.46%
2021 957,916 −94,679 −8.99%
2020 1.05M +65,577 +6.64%
2019 987,018 +40,402 +4.27%
2018 946,616 −21,938 −2.27%
2017 968,554 −60,997 −5.92%
2016 1.03M +15,942 +1.57%
2015 1.01M −129,389 −11.32%
2014 1.14M −57,664 −4.8%
2013 1.2M −469,249 −28.1%
2012 1.67M −693,788 −29.35%
2011 2.36M −261,716 −9.97%
2010 2.63M −106,418 −3.9%
2009 2.73M −168,325 −5.8%
2008 2.9M −570,306 −16.43%
2007 3.47M +1.07M +44.55%
2006 2.4M +1.28M +114.56%
2005 1.12M −167,687 −13.03%
2004 1.29M −127,529 −9.02%
2003 1.41M −176,746 −11.11%
2002 1.59M +36,604 +2.35%
2001 1.55M −48,074 −3%
2000 1.6M −439,021 −21.51%
1999 2.04M −109,823 −5.11%
1998 2.15M −203,054 −8.62%
1997 2.35M −161,773 −6.43%
1996 2.52M +361,121 +16.76%
1995 2.15M −143,637 −6.25%
1994 2.3M +141,964 +6.58%
1993 2.16M

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.