Dominican Republic Refugee Statistics 1970-2023

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • Dominican Republic refugee statistics for 2021 was 162.00, a 0% increase from 2020.
  • Dominican Republic refugee statistics for 2020 was 162.00, a 1.22% decline from 2019.
  • Dominican Republic refugee statistics for 2019 was 164.00, a 0% increase from 2018.
  • Dominican Republic refugee statistics for 2018 was 164.00, a 72.39% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Turkey 3,759,817.00
Jordan 3,047,612.00
Lebanon 1,328,541.00
Iran 798,343.00
China 303,436.00
Iraq 280,072.00
Malaysia 132,086.00
Thailand 100,510.00
Algeria 97,890.00
South Africa 75,512.00
Mexico 73,448.00
Brazil 61,956.00
Ecuador 56,603.00
Venezuela 39,328.00
Armenia 34,728.00
Serbia 25,644.00
Bulgaria 22,830.00
Russia 10,901.00
Costa Rica 10,224.00
Peru 5,790.00
Paraguay 4,484.00
Romania 4,200.00
Namibia 3,733.00
Libya 3,141.00
Belarus 2,729.00
Azerbaijan 1,676.00
Colombia 1,504.00
Nauru 953.00
Botswana 688.00
Guatemala 479.00
Kazakhstan 352.00
North Macedonia 292.00
Gabon 272.00
Bosnia 240.00
Cuba 199.00
Montenegro 175.00
Dominican Republic 162.00
Albania 109.00
Belize 86.00
Guyana 40.00
Jamaica 31.00
Suriname 29.00
Fiji 18.00
Turkmenistan 16.00
Mauritius 10.00
Dominican Republic Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2021 162.00 0.00%
2020 162.00 -1.22%
2019 164.00 0.00%
2018 164.00 -72.39%
2017 594.00 0.17%
2016 593.00 -3.58%
2015 615.00 1.15%
2014 608.00 -15.67%
2013 721.00 -4.76%
2012 757.00 27.23%
2011 595.00 -0.83%
2010 600.00 18.58%
2000 506.00 -18.52%
1999 621.00 1.14%
1998 614.00 -3.76%
1997 638.00 0.16%
1996 637.00 -35.13%
1995 982.00 -21.57%
1994 1,252.00 -5.86%
1993 1,330.00 160.78%
1992 510.00 -67.54%
1991 1,571.00 -20.09%
1990 1,966.00 -40.78%
1989 3,320.00 -29.15%
1988 4,686.00 -6.28%
1987 5,000.00 0.40%
1986 4,980.00 -17.00%
1985 6,000.00 16.96%
1984 5,130.00 2.60%
1983 5,000.00 0.00%
1982 5,000.00 0.00%
1981 5,000.00 31.58%
1980 3,800.00 15.15%
1979 3,300.00 1000.00%
1978 300.00 -40.00%
1977 500.00 -50.00%
1974 1,000.00 -9.09%
1972 1,100.00 10.00%
1971 1,000.00 0.00%
1970 1,000.00 0.00%