Switzerland Refugee Statistics 1960-2024

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.
  • Switzerland refugee statistics for 2023 was 192,507.00, a 5.5% increase from 2022.
  • Switzerland refugee statistics for 2022 was 182,474.00, a 53.56% increase from 2021.
  • Switzerland refugee statistics for 2021 was 118,829.00, a 2.62% increase from 2020.
  • Switzerland refugee statistics for 2020 was 115,798.00, a 5.12% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Germany 2,593,007.00
Poland 971,478.00
France 664,366.00
United Kingdom 448,620.00
United States 409,202.00
Spain 385,701.00
Czech Republic 377,120.00
Italy 298,296.00
Austria 257,811.00
Netherlands 237,767.00
Sweden 237,632.00
Switzerland 192,507.00
Greece 192,384.00
Canada 169,448.00
Belgium 167,831.00
Slovak Republic 126,866.00
Ireland 113,902.00
Norway 103,606.00
Finland 89,869.00
Lithuania 80,225.00
Denmark 68,912.00
Hungary 63,180.00
Portugal 62,807.00
Latvia 45,761.00
Estonia 42,005.00
Cyprus 39,044.00
Australia 34,502.00
Croatia 25,029.00
Japan 22,335.00
Luxembourg 13,735.00
Malta 11,724.00
Slovenia 10,525.00
Iceland 8,715.00
Argentina 4,104.00
South Korea 4,053.00
Trinidad and Tobago 3,205.00
Panama 2,724.00
Chile 2,338.00
New Zealand 1,837.00
UAE 1,416.00
Uruguay 1,285.00
Israel 1,235.00
Liechtenstein 597.00
Kuwait 572.00
Saudi Arabia 477.00
Hong Kong 301.00
Oman 300.00
Bahrain 254.00
Qatar 197.00
Cayman Islands 49.00
St. Kitts and Nevis 19.00
Monaco 17.00
Turks and Caicos Islands 7.00
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.00
Barbados 5.00
Switzerland Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 192,507.00 5.50%
2022 182,474.00 53.56%
2021 118,829.00 2.62%
2020 115,798.00 5.12%
2019 110,162.00 5.91%
2018 104,011.00 11.80%
2017 93,030.00 12.53%
2016 82,668.00 12.74%
2015 73,326.00 17.14%
2014 62,596.00 19.35%
2013 52,448.00 3.38%
2012 50,733.00 0.66%
2011 50,401.00 3.25%
2010 48,813.00 5.65%
2009 46,204.00 0.16%
2008 46,131.00 1.07%
2007 45,642.00 -5.91%
2006 48,508.00 1.04%
2005 48,010.00 0.75%
2004 47,654.00 -4.93%
2003 50,126.00 -7.31%
2002 54,081.00 -7.51%
2001 58,471.00 1.47%
2000 57,624.00 -29.96%
1999 82,273.00 0.49%
1998 81,875.00 -1.60%
1997 83,205.00 -1.43%
1996 84,413.00 1.77%
1995 82,943.00 10.16%
1994 75,295.00 33.06%
1993 56,586.00 8.97%
1992 51,930.00 13.83%
1991 45,622.00 11.43%
1990 40,943.00 11.37%
1989 36,763.00 15.07%
1988 31,949.00 0.76%
1987 31,707.00 1.16%
1986 31,343.00 2.01%
1985 30,726.00 -1.52%
1984 31,201.00 -3.44%
1983 32,312.00 -3.27%
1982 33,404.00 -16.49%
1981 40,000.00 25.00%
1980 32,000.00 6.67%
1979 30,000.00 0.00%
1978 30,000.00 0.00%
1977 30,000.00 -14.29%
1976 35,000.00 0.00%
1975 35,000.00 0.00%
1974 35,000.00 0.00%
1973 35,000.00 0.00%
1972 35,000.00 16.67%
1971 30,000.00 -3.23%
1970 31,000.00 3.33%
1969 30,000.00 15.38%
1968 26,000.00 23.81%
1967 21,000.00 2.44%
1966 20,500.00 2.50%
1965 20,000.00 0.00%
1964 20,000.00 0.00%
1963 20,000.00 0.00%
1962 20,000.00 0.00%
1961 20,000.00 0.00%
1960 20,000.00 0.00%