Morocco 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.
  • Morocco refugee statistics for 2023 was 8,295.00, a 4.91% increase from 2022.
  • Morocco refugee statistics for 2022 was 7,907.00, a 8.73% increase from 2021.
  • Morocco refugee statistics for 2021 was 7,272.00, a 11.79% increase from 2020.
  • Morocco refugee statistics for 2020 was 6,505.00, a 2.06% decline 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
Morocco Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 8,295.00 4.91%
2022 7,907.00 8.73%
2021 7,272.00 11.79%
2020 6,505.00 -2.06%
2019 6,642.00 11.97%
2018 5,932.00 26.13%
2017 4,703.00 -1.24%
2016 4,762.00 22.13%
2015 3,899.00 223.57%
2014 1,205.00 -17.35%
2013 1,458.00 95.70%
2012 745.00 1.22%
2011 736.00 -7.77%
2010 798.00 2.84%
2009 776.00 1.04%
2008 768.00 -1.41%
2007 779.00 57.37%
2006 495.00 135.71%
2005 210.00 11.11%
2004 189.00 -91.08%
2003 2,119.00 -0.38%
2002 2,127.00 1.62%
2001 2,093.00 -0.66%
2000 2,107.00 133.85%
1999 901.00 0.00%
1998 901.00 2045.24%
1997 42.00 16.67%
1996 36.00 -5.26%
1995 38.00 -88.69%
1994 336.00 0.00%
1993 336.00 5.33%
1992 319.00 -0.93%
1991 322.00 3.54%
1990 311.00 2.64%
1989 303.00 -62.13%
1988 800.00 0.00%
1987 800.00 0.00%
1986 800.00 -6.98%
1985 860.00 7.50%
1984 800.00 48.15%
1983 540.00 5.88%
1982 510.00 2.00%
1981 500.00 47.06%
1980 340.00 -32.00%
1979 500.00 0.00%
1978 500.00 0.00%
1977 500.00 38.89%
1976 360.00 -29.41%
1975 510.00 -17.74%
1974 620.00 -27.91%
1973 860.00 -37.68%
1972 1,380.00 -3.50%
1971 1,430.00 -0.69%
1970 1,440.00 0.00%
1969 1,440.00 -2.70%
1968 1,480.00 -50.67%
1967 3,000.00 37.61%
1966 2,180.00 -7.63%
1965 2,360.00 -21.33%
1964 3,000.00 -6.25%
1963 3,200.00 10.34%
1962 2,900.00 0.00%
1961 2,900.00 7.41%
1960 2,700.00 7.41%