Peru 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.
  • Peru refugee statistics for 2021 was 5,790.00, a 35.53% increase from 2020.
  • Peru refugee statistics for 2020 was 4,272.00, a 49.89% increase from 2019.
  • Peru refugee statistics for 2019 was 2,850.00, a 13.73% increase from 2018.
  • Peru refugee statistics for 2018 was 2,506.00, a 40.16% increase 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
Peru Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2021 5,790.00 35.53%
2020 4,272.00 49.89%
2019 2,850.00 13.73%
2018 2,506.00 40.16%
2017 1,788.00 10.71%
2016 1,615.00 11.07%
2015 1,454.00 14.04%
2014 1,275.00 13.03%
2013 1,128.00 2.55%
2012 1,100.00 -2.65%
2011 1,130.00 0.09%
2010 1,129.00 3.39%
2009 1,092.00 3.02%
2008 1,060.00 8.05%
2007 981.00 9.36%
2006 897.00 7.43%
2005 835.00 10.30%
2004 757.00 6.62%
2003 710.00 4.57%
2002 679.00 -0.29%
2001 681.00 -0.73%
2000 686.00 -2.00%
1999 700.00 64.71%
1998 425.00 -42.88%
1997 744.00 12.90%
1996 659.00 8.03%
1995 610.00 -7.01%
1994 656.00 -10.87%
1993 736.00 15.00%
1992 640.00 -6.30%
1991 683.00 -5.66%
1990 724.00 4.78%
1989 691.00 5.66%
1988 654.00 2.19%
1987 640.00 6.67%
1986 600.00 -14.29%
1985 700.00 25.00%
1984 560.00 -6.67%
1983 600.00 -50.00%
1982 1,200.00 -20.00%
1981 1,500.00 2.74%
1980 1,460.00 -76.75%
1979 6,280.00 470.91%
1978 1,100.00 -8.33%
1977 1,200.00 172.73%
1976 440.00 -26.67%
1975 600.00 -86.96%
1974 4,600.00 196.77%
1972 1,550.00 3.33%
1971 1,500.00 0.00%
1970 1,500.00 0.00%