Togo Refugee Statistics 1961-2023

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.
  • Togo refugee statistics for 2021 was 10,683.00, a 1.07% decline from 2020.
  • Togo refugee statistics for 2020 was 10,798.00, a 9.75% decline from 2019.
  • Togo refugee statistics for 2019 was 11,964.00, a 3.01% decline from 2018.
  • Togo refugee statistics for 2018 was 12,335.00, a 0.72% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Uganda 1,529,903.00
Ethiopia 821,283.00
Syrian Arab Republic 589,542.00
Chad 555,782.00
Democratic Republic of Congo 524,148.00
South Sudan 333,673.00
Niger 249,945.00
Tanzania 207,101.00
Rwanda 121,896.00
Yemen 89,467.00
Burundi 81,491.00
Afghanistan 66,949.00
Mali 49,975.00
Burkina Faso 25,010.00
Malawi 21,529.00
Nepal 19,574.00
Senegal 14,479.00
Somalia 13,804.00
Tajikistan 10,724.00
Togo 10,683.00
Zimbabwe 9,483.00
Central African Republic 9,305.00
Liberia 8,169.00
Guinea 5,741.00
Mozambique 4,797.00
Gambia 4,418.00
Guinea-Bissau 1,846.00
Benin 1,736.00
Sierra Leone 345.00
Madagascar 165.00
Eritrea 121.00
Comoros 27.00
Togo Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2021 10,683.00 -1.07%
2020 10,798.00 -9.75%
2019 11,964.00 -3.01%
2018 12,335.00 -0.72%
2017 12,425.00 -0.49%
2016 12,486.00 -43.11%
2015 21,949.00 0.81%
2014 21,773.00 5.63%
2013 20,613.00 -12.43%
2012 23,539.00 22.15%
2011 19,271.00 37.15%
2010 14,051.00 64.65%
2009 8,534.00 -8.99%
2008 9,377.00 605.04%
2007 1,330.00 -78.99%
2006 6,330.00 -31.85%
2005 9,288.00 -17.70%
2004 11,286.00 -8.95%
2003 12,396.00 0.82%
2002 12,295.00 0.31%
2001 12,257.00 0.28%
2000 12,223.00 0.91%
1999 12,113.00 2.51%
1998 11,816.00 -6.83%
1997 12,682.00 0.75%
1996 12,588.00 15.73%
1995 10,877.00 -12.05%
1994 12,367.00 277.04%
1993 3,280.00 -2.18%
1992 3,353.00 -1.56%
1991 3,406.00 -2.04%
1990 3,477.00 2.23%
1989 3,401.00 -0.61%
1988 3,422.00 -1.10%
1987 3,460.00 32.57%
1986 2,610.00 -14.43%
1985 3,050.00 69.44%
1984 1,800.00 1.69%
1983 1,770.00 785.00%
1982 200.00 100.00%
1976 100.00 -50.00%
1969 200.00 -96.00%
1965 5,000.00 0.00%
1964 5,000.00 0.00%
1963 5,000.00 0.00%
1962 5,000.00 0.00%
1961 5,000.00 0.00%