Vietnam Refugee Statistics 1971-2023
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.
- Vietnam refugee statistics for 2011 was 990.00, a 48.65% decline from 2010.
- Vietnam refugee statistics for 2010 was 1,928.00, a 18.2% decline from 2009.
- Vietnam refugee statistics for 2009 was 2,357.00, a 0% increase from 2008.
- Vietnam refugee statistics for 2008 was 2,357.00, a 0% increase from 2007.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Refugees Granted Asylum |
| West Bank and Gaza |
1,895,043.00 |
| Pakistan |
1,702,698.00 |
| Kenya |
566,482.00 |
| Bangladesh |
229,669.00 |
| India |
185,118.00 |
| Republic of Congo |
141,224.00 |
| Sudan |
139,407.00 |
| Cameroon |
100,368.00 |
| Egypt |
95,078.00 |
| Zambia |
45,627.00 |
| Mauritania |
26,535.00 |
| Djibouti |
20,336.00 |
| Angola |
16,212.00 |
| Ghana |
13,588.00 |
| Papua New Guinea |
9,378.00 |
| Nigeria |
8,803.00 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
6,097.00 |
| Tunisia |
4,085.00 |
| Ukraine |
3,168.00 |
| Indonesia |
1,004.00 |
| Vietnam |
990.00 |
| Eswatini |
757.00 |
| Morocco |
736.00 |
| Bolivia |
701.00 |
| Georgia |
461.00 |
| Uzbekistan |
216.00 |
| Sri Lanka |
187.00 |
| Moldova |
131.00 |
| Philippines |
118.00 |
| Nicaragua |
80.00 |
| Cambodia |
61.00 |
| El Salvador |
39.00 |
| Lesotho |
38.00 |
| Honduras |
16.00 |
| Vietnam Refugee Statistics - Historical Data |
| Year |
Refugees Granted Asylum |
Annual % Change |
| 2011 |
990.00 |
-48.65% |
| 2010 |
1,928.00 |
-18.20% |
| 2009 |
2,357.00 |
0.00% |
| 2008 |
2,357.00 |
0.00% |
| 2007 |
2,357.00 |
0.00% |
| 2006 |
2,357.00 |
0.00% |
| 2005 |
2,357.00 |
-0.13% |
| 2004 |
2,360.00 |
-84.64% |
| 2003 |
15,360.00 |
-3.67% |
| 2002 |
15,945.00 |
0.00% |
| 2001 |
15,945.00 |
0.00% |
| 2000 |
15,945.00 |
6.30% |
| 1999 |
15,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1998 |
15,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1997 |
15,000.00 |
-56.40% |
| 1996 |
34,400.00 |
0.00% |
| 1995 |
34,400.00 |
588.00% |
| 1994 |
5,000.00 |
-1.65% |
| 1993 |
5,084.00 |
-68.74% |
| 1992 |
16,263.00 |
-19.28% |
| 1991 |
20,148.00 |
-4.74% |
| 1990 |
21,150.00 |
-8.28% |
| 1989 |
23,060.00 |
-14.59% |
| 1988 |
27,000.00 |
8.00% |
| 1987 |
25,000.00 |
-8.09% |
| 1986 |
27,200.00 |
8.80% |
| 1985 |
25,000.00 |
19.05% |
| 1984 |
21,000.00 |
-0.33% |
| 1983 |
21,070.00 |
-18.84% |
| 1982 |
25,960.00 |
-13.47% |
| 1981 |
30,000.00 |
-9.09% |
| 1980 |
33,000.00 |
-5.71% |
| 1979 |
35,000.00 |
-76.67% |
| 1978 |
150,000.00 |
150.00% |
| 1977 |
60,000.00 |
71.43% |
| 1973 |
35,000.00 |
-36.36% |
| 1972 |
55,000.00 |
-3.51% |
| 1971 |
57,000.00 |
-3.51% |
