France 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.
  • France refugee statistics for 2023 was 664,366.00, a 8.39% increase from 2022.
  • France refugee statistics for 2022 was 612,934.00, a 22.61% increase from 2021.
  • France refugee statistics for 2021 was 499,914.00, a 14.64% increase from 2020.
  • France refugee statistics for 2020 was 436,055.00, a 6.9% increase 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
France Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 664,366.00 8.39%
2022 612,934.00 22.61%
2021 499,914.00 14.64%
2020 436,055.00 6.90%
2019 407,915.00 10.74%
2018 368,345.00 9.25%
2017 337,158.00 10.72%
2016 304,527.00 11.50%
2015 273,117.00 8.27%
2014 252,248.00 8.50%
2013 232,487.00 6.71%
2012 217,865.00 3.64%
2011 210,207.00 4.74%
2010 200,687.00 2.20%
2009 196,364.00 14.69%
2008 171,206.00 12.79%
2007 151,789.00 3.97%
2006 145,996.00 6.32%
2005 137,316.00 -1.81%
2004 139,852.00 6.89%
2003 130,838.00 -1.02%
2002 132,182.00 0.44%
2001 131,601.00 -0.68%
2000 132,508.00 2.15%
1999 129,722.00 -7.48%
1998 140,213.00 -4.33%
1997 146,558.00 -3.15%
1996 151,331.00 -2.52%
1995 155,240.00 -20.51%
1994 195,288.00 17.45%
1993 166,269.00 6.23%
1992 156,512.00 -10.44%
1991 174,756.00 -9.45%
1990 193,000.00 7.07%
1989 180,258.00 -2.00%
1988 183,946.00 2.59%
1987 179,306.00 -0.53%
1986 180,258.00 3.47%
1985 174,213.00 2.56%
1984 169,863.00 3.50%
1983 164,113.00 7.81%
1982 152,223.00 21.20%
1981 125,597.00 2.98%
1980 121,958.00 2.07%
1979 119,489.00 -5.34%
1978 126,229.00 5.71%
1977 119,413.00 4.17%
1976 114,634.00 4.32%
1975 109,882.00 4.12%
1974 105,538.00 3.64%
1973 101,830.00 2.96%
1972 98,900.00 -30.28%
1971 141,844.00 -10.53%
1970 158,543.00 -9.53%
1969 175,242.00 -0.85%
1968 176,736.00 -0.26%
1967 177,200.00 -1.26%
1966 179,468.00 1.01%
1965 177,665.00 1.03%
1964 175,861.00 1.04%
1963 174,057.00 -32.99%
1962 259,740.00 2.51%
1961 253,375.00 3.03%
1960 245,935.00 3.03%