Finland Refugee Statistics 1984-2024

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.
  • Finland refugee statistics for 2023 was 89,869.00, a 29.21% increase from 2022.
  • Finland refugee statistics for 2022 was 69,553.00, a 188.87% increase from 2021.
  • Finland refugee statistics for 2021 was 24,078.00, a 2.77% increase from 2020.
  • Finland refugee statistics for 2020 was 23,428.00, a 0.13% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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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
Barbados 5.00
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.00
Finland Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 89,869.00 29.21%
2022 69,553.00 188.87%
2021 24,078.00 2.77%
2020 23,428.00 -0.13%
2019 23,458.00 5.25%
2018 22,287.00 7.19%
2017 20,793.00 12.99%
2016 18,402.00 44.99%
2015 12,692.00 7.71%
2014 11,783.00 4.81%
2013 11,242.00 13.44%
2012 9,910.00 8.07%
2011 9,170.00 5.15%
2010 8,721.00 17.09%
2009 7,448.00 12.49%
2008 6,621.00 6.77%
2007 6,201.00 -47.57%
2006 11,827.00 0.22%
2005 11,801.00 4.35%
2004 11,309.00 4.37%
2003 10,835.00 -13.22%
2002 12,485.00 -1.89%
2001 12,726.00 -4.11%
2000 13,271.00 3.15%
1999 12,866.00 4.70%
1998 12,288.00 2.26%
1997 12,017.00 5.58%
1996 11,382.00 11.69%
1995 10,191.00 7.15%
1994 9,511.00 11.75%
1993 8,511.00 43.04%
1992 5,950.00 30.45%
1991 4,561.00 94.25%
1990 2,348.00 17.40%
1989 2,000.00 87.79%
1988 1,065.00 33.13%
1987 800.00 60.00%
1986 500.00 0.00%
1985 500.00 0.00%
1984 500.00 0.00%