The number of refugees, asylum seekers and other people in need of international protection, from 1951 onward. The data are kept in two breakdowns — by country of origin and by country of asylum — and these are fundamentally different indicators: one shows where people left from, the other where they arrived. The two cannot be added together, but comparing them is useful: the gap shows who hosts forced migration and who produces it.
Moves between countries, asylum, forced displacement
How many refugees a country hosts. The UNHCR series runs from 1951 — from the founding of the organization.
1960–2024 Refugees by country of originHow many people have left the country and are under protection outside it.
1951–2024 Refugees per 100,000 peopleHow many hosted refugees there are per 100,000 residents of the host country.
2000–2024 Asylum seekers per 100,000 peopleHow many people are awaiting a decision on an asylum application — per 100,000 residents of the country.
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