Ecuador Refugee Statistics 1972-2024

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.
  • Ecuador refugee statistics for 2023 was 62,899.00, a 4.61% increase from 2022.
  • Ecuador refugee statistics for 2022 was 60,125.00, a 6.22% increase from 2021.
  • Ecuador refugee statistics for 2021 was 56,603.00, a 45.88% decline from 2020.
  • Ecuador refugee statistics for 2020 was 104,582.00, a 0.02% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Iran 3,764,517.00
Turkey 3,251,127.00
Jordan 3,063,591.00
Lebanon 1,279,108.00
Russia 1,230,131.00
Iraq 286,480.00
Brazil 235,765.00
Armenia 150,080.00
Malaysia 135,872.00
Mexico 124,784.00
Algeria 98,590.00
Bulgaria 97,618.00
Romania 87,487.00
Thailand 87,314.00
South Africa 67,145.00
Montenegro 64,733.00
Ecuador 62,899.00
Kazakhstan 42,685.00
Belarus 39,981.00
Serbia 29,365.00
Venezuela 29,336.00
Costa Rica 23,422.00
North Macedonia 18,898.00
Peru 6,712.00
Paraguay 5,991.00
Azerbaijan 5,771.00
Namibia 5,157.00
Albania 5,079.00
Turkmenistan 3,614.00
Libya 1,837.00
Colombia 1,382.00
Guatemala 989.00
Dominican Republic 778.00
Botswana 761.00
Bosnia 348.00
China 296.00
Belize 214.00
Gabon 204.00
Cuba 136.00
Guyana 27.00
Suriname 24.00
Fiji 15.00
Mauritius 5.00
Ecuador Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 62,899.00 4.61%
2022 60,125.00 6.22%
2021 56,603.00 -45.88%
2020 104,582.00 0.02%
2019 104,560.00 2.96%
2018 101,550.00 9.90%
2017 92,405.00 -10.15%
2016 102,848.00 -15.36%
2015 121,511.00 -0.51%
2014 122,129.00 -0.85%
2013 123,177.00 -0.50%
2012 123,793.00 0.31%
2011 123,407.00 1.80%
2010 121,222.00 4.02%
2009 116,532.00 14.96%
2008 101,368.00 -61.73%
2007 264,868.00 2150.94%
2006 11,767.00 17.13%
2005 10,046.00 19.24%
2004 8,425.00 32.32%
2003 6,367.00 97.43%
2002 3,225.00 91.96%
2001 1,680.00 5.13%
2000 1,598.00 417.15%
1999 309.00 26.64%
1998 244.00 11.93%
1997 218.00 2.35%
1996 213.00 4.41%
1995 204.00 -14.29%
1994 238.00 2.59%
1993 232.00 13.73%
1992 204.00 -27.14%
1991 280.00 -45.10%
1990 510.00 -32.63%
1989 757.00 0.26%
1988 755.00 6.34%
1987 710.00 -11.25%
1986 800.00 -10.11%
1985 890.00 2.30%
1984 870.00 12.99%
1983 770.00 13.24%
1982 680.00 6.25%
1981 640.00 -8.57%
1980 700.00 16.67%
1979 600.00 200.00%
1977 200.00 0.00%
1974 200.00 0.00%
1972 200.00 0.00%