Number of refugees worldwide 2019

The statistic shows the number of refugees worldwide from 2001 to 2019. At the end of 2019, 43.5 million people were internally displaced worldwide.

Internally displaced persons are people or groups of individuals who have been forced to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, and who have not crossed an international border.

Number of refugees worldwide from 2001 to 2019, by type (in millions)

Characteristic	Refugees*	Internally displaced persons*	Asylum-seekers
2019	20.45	43.5	4.15
2018	20.36	41.43	3.5
2017	19.94	39.12	3.09
2016	16.53	36.63	6.51
2015	15.48	37.49	2.32
2014	13.69	32.27	1.8
2013	11	23.93	1.17
2012	9.88	17.67	0.94
2011	15.2	26.4	0.9
2010	15.4	27.5	0.8
2009	15.2	27.1	1
2008	15.2	26	0.8
2007	16	26	0.7
2006	14.3	24.4	0.7
2005	13	23.7	0.8
2004	13.8	25.3	0.9
2003	13.7	24.6	1
2002	14.6	25	1.1
2001	16	25	1.1

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Release date

2020

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2001 to 2019

Supplementary notes

Data for each year is at year end.

Data includes people in refugee-like situations or internally displaced persons-like situations.

Data for previous years has been retrieved from previous publications.

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