Mali Refugee Statistics 1971-2024

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.
  • Mali refugee statistics for 2023 was 66,443.00, a 9.58% increase from 2022.
  • Mali refugee statistics for 2022 was 60,637.00, a 21.33% increase from 2021.
  • Mali refugee statistics for 2021 was 49,975.00, a 5.48% increase from 2020.
  • Mali refugee statistics for 2020 was 47,380.00, a 77.64% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Uganda 1,577,498.00
Chad 1,100,921.00
Ethiopia 979,846.00
Syrian Arab Republic 595,953.00
Democratic Republic of Congo 523,392.00
South Sudan 381,236.00
Niger 269,996.00
Tanzania 188,953.00
Rwanda 115,643.00
Burundi 85,229.00
Mali 66,443.00
Yemen 55,568.00
Burkina Faso 37,735.00
Malawi 35,201.00
Afghanistan 34,826.00
Central African Republic 32,913.00
Togo 28,240.00
Nepal 19,582.00
Somalia 17,770.00
Senegal 11,856.00
Zimbabwe 10,114.00
Tajikistan 10,092.00
Mozambique 5,152.00
Gambia 3,809.00
Benin 2,825.00
Guinea 2,191.00
Liberia 1,164.00
Eritrea 119.00
Madagascar 49.00
Guinea-Bissau 24.00
Comoros 10.00
Mali Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 66,443.00 9.58%
2022 60,637.00 21.33%
2021 49,975.00 5.48%
2020 47,380.00 77.64%
2019 26,672.00 0.50%
2018 26,538.00 55.78%
2017 17,036.00 -2.71%
2016 17,510.00 10.04%
2015 15,913.00 4.74%
2014 15,193.00 6.12%
2013 14,317.00 2.78%
2012 13,930.00 -10.81%
2011 15,618.00 15.24%
2010 13,552.00 0.15%
2009 13,532.00 41.34%
2008 9,574.00 4.04%
2007 9,202.00 -13.06%
2006 10,584.00 -5.77%
2005 11,232.00 -0.21%
2004 11,256.00 12.45%
2003 10,010.00 10.08%
2002 9,093.00 7.75%
2001 8,439.00 0.32%
2000 8,412.00 1.32%
1999 8,302.00 -38.93%
1998 13,594.00 8.30%
1997 12,552.00 -31.16%
1996 18,234.00 1.77%
1995 17,916.00 13.39%
1994 15,800.00 3.78%
1993 15,224.00 16.13%
1992 13,109.00 -0.08%
1991 13,120.00 -2.17%
1990 13,411.00 26722.00%
1989 50.00 0.00%
1988 50.00 0.00%
1987 50.00 0.00%
1986 50.00 -16.67%
1971 60.00 -16.67%