Burkina Faso Refugee Statistics 1983-2024

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.
  • Burkina Faso refugee statistics for 2023 was 37,735.00, a 9.77% increase from 2022.
  • Burkina Faso refugee statistics for 2022 was 34,375.00, a 37.45% increase from 2021.
  • Burkina Faso refugee statistics for 2021 was 25,010.00, a 23.49% increase from 2020.
  • Burkina Faso refugee statistics for 2020 was 20,252.00, a 21.71% decline 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
Burkina Faso Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 37,735.00 9.77%
2022 34,375.00 37.45%
2021 25,010.00 23.49%
2020 20,252.00 -21.71%
2019 25,869.00 2.98%
2018 25,120.00 4.01%
2017 24,152.00 -25.80%
2016 32,551.00 -4.31%
2015 34,017.00 6.66%
2014 31,894.00 9.10%
2013 29,233.00 -25.62%
2012 39,304.00 7059.20%
2011 549.00 3.58%
2010 530.00 -2.39%
2009 543.00 -2.34%
2008 556.00 3.93%
2007 535.00 4.49%
2006 512.00 -0.19%
2005 513.00 3.85%
2004 494.00 6.01%
2003 466.00 1.97%
2002 457.00 0.00%
2001 457.00 -33.96%
2000 692.00 2.98%
1999 672.00 19.57%
1998 562.00 -68.76%
1997 1,799.00 -93.66%
1996 28,381.00 -4.69%
1995 29,777.00 -40.43%
1994 49,990.00 657.77%
1993 6,597.00 16.35%
1992 5,670.00 1671.88%
1991 320.00 -8.57%
1990 350.00 -2.78%
1989 360.00 38.46%
1988 260.00 -3.70%
1987 270.00 22.73%
1986 220.00 144.44%
1985 90.00 -10.00%
1984 100.00 42.86%
1983 70.00 42.86%