Afghanistan Refugee Statistics 1990-2024

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.
  • Afghanistan refugee statistics for 2023 was 34,826.00, a 33.23% decline from 2022.
  • Afghanistan refugee statistics for 2022 was 52,159.00, a 22.09% decline from 2021.
  • Afghanistan refugee statistics for 2021 was 66,949.00, a 7.37% decline from 2020.
  • Afghanistan refugee statistics for 2020 was 72,278.00, a 0.07% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Uganda 1,577,498.00
Chad 1,100,921.00
Ethiopia 979,846.00
Syrian Arab Republic 595,953.00
Democratic Republic of Congo 523,392.00
South Sudan 381,236.00
Niger 269,996.00
Tanzania 188,953.00
Rwanda 115,643.00
Burundi 85,229.00
Mali 66,443.00
Yemen 55,568.00
Burkina Faso 37,735.00
Malawi 35,201.00
Afghanistan 34,826.00
Central African Republic 32,913.00
Togo 28,240.00
Nepal 19,582.00
Somalia 17,770.00
Senegal 11,856.00
Zimbabwe 10,114.00
Tajikistan 10,092.00
Mozambique 5,152.00
Gambia 3,809.00
Benin 2,825.00
Guinea 2,191.00
Liberia 1,164.00
Eritrea 119.00
Madagascar 49.00
Guinea-Bissau 24.00
Comoros 10.00
Afghanistan Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 34,826.00 -33.23%
2022 52,159.00 -22.09%
2021 66,949.00 -7.37%
2020 72,278.00 0.07%
2019 72,227.00 0.00%
2018 72,228.00 -4.87%
2017 75,927.00 27.03%
2016 59,770.00 -76.79%
2015 257,553.00 -14.27%
2014 300,421.00 1681.75%
2013 16,861.00 4.18%
2012 16,184.00 437.50%
2011 3,011.00 -53.20%
2010 6,434.00 17772.22%
2009 36.00 -2.70%
2008 37.00 -13.95%
2007 43.00 26.47%
2006 34.00 9.68%
2005 31.00 0.00%
2004 31.00 29.17%
2003 24.00 140.00%
2001 10.00 100.00%
1997 5.00 -99.97%
1996 18,779.00 -4.21%
1995 19,605.00 2.46%
1994 19,134.00 -40.45%
1993 32,131.00 -46.47%
1992 60,025.00 157860.53%
1991 38.00 -24.00%
1990 50.00 -24.00%