Lesotho Refugee Statistics 1970-2024

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.
  • Lesotho refugee statistics for 2023 was 319.00, a 27.09% increase from 2022.
  • Lesotho refugee statistics for 2022 was 251.00, a 15.2% decline from 2021.
  • Lesotho refugee statistics for 2021 was 296.00, a 9.23% increase from 2020.
  • Lesotho refugee statistics for 2020 was 271.00, a 89.51% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
West Bank and Gaza 2,482,144.00
Pakistan 1,988,231.00
Bangladesh 971,984.00
Sudan 922,474.00
Kenya 538,899.00
Cameroon 485,285.00
India 252,867.00
Egypt 240,507.00
Moldova 120,947.00
Mauritania 112,549.00
Zambia 72,411.00
Nigeria 69,940.00
Republic of Congo 60,637.00
Kyrgyz Republic 27,790.00
Georgia 26,019.00
Angola 25,174.00
Djibouti 23,063.00
Papua New Guinea 10,523.00
Uzbekistan 9,405.00
Indonesia 8,450.00
Morocco 8,295.00
Ghana 7,057.00
Tunisia 3,994.00
Ukraine 2,512.00
Eswatini 1,202.00
Bolivia 1,117.00
Philippines 934.00
Sri Lanka 377.00
Lesotho 319.00
Nicaragua 311.00
Honduras 182.00
El Salvador 106.00
Cambodia 24.00
Vietnam 19.00
Mongolia 10.00
Lesotho Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 319.00 27.09%
2022 251.00 -15.20%
2021 296.00 9.23%
2020 271.00 89.51%
2019 143.00 155.36%
2018 56.00 1.82%
2017 55.00 19.57%
2016 46.00 48.39%
2015 31.00 -27.91%
2014 43.00 48.28%
2013 29.00 -12.12%
2012 33.00 -13.16%
2011 38.00 -2.56%
2001 39.00 -31.58%
1994 57.00 -5.00%
1993 60.00 -48.72%
1992 117.00 -46.82%
1991 220.00 3.77%
1990 212.00 -95.01%
1989 4,248.00 0.43%
1988 4,230.00 5.75%
1987 4,000.00 -65.22%
1986 11,500.00 0.00%
1985 11,500.00 -2.95%
1984 11,850.00 3.04%
1983 11,500.00 0.00%
1982 11,500.00 0.00%
1981 11,500.00 15.00%
1980 10,000.00 1349.28%
1979 690.00 -30.30%
1978 990.00 -12.39%
1977 1,130.00 25.56%
1976 900.00 373.68%
1975 190.00 0.00%
1974 190.00 5.56%
1973 180.00 200.00%
1972 60.00 -68.42%
1971 190.00 171.43%
1970 70.00 171.43%