Nicaragua Refugee Statistics 1972-2024
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.
- Nicaragua refugee statistics for 2023 was 311.00, a 0.32% decline from 2022.
- Nicaragua refugee statistics for 2022 was 312.00, a 0.32% decline from 2021.
- Nicaragua refugee statistics for 2021 was 313.00, a 0.64% increase from 2020.
- Nicaragua refugee statistics for 2020 was 311.00, a 3.42% decline from 2019.
| 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 |
| Nicaragua Refugee Statistics - Historical Data |
| Year |
Refugees Granted Asylum |
Annual % Change |
| 2023 |
311.00 |
-0.32% |
| 2022 |
312.00 |
-0.32% |
| 2021 |
313.00 |
0.64% |
| 2020 |
311.00 |
-3.42% |
| 2019 |
322.00 |
0.31% |
| 2018 |
321.00 |
-0.31% |
| 2017 |
322.00 |
-0.92% |
| 2016 |
325.00 |
0.00% |
| 2015 |
325.00 |
19.05% |
| 2014 |
273.00 |
48.37% |
| 2013 |
184.00 |
48.39% |
| 2012 |
124.00 |
55.00% |
| 2011 |
80.00 |
35.59% |
| 2010 |
59.00 |
-48.70% |
| 2009 |
115.00 |
-19.01% |
| 2008 |
142.00 |
-21.98% |
| 2007 |
182.00 |
-6.67% |
| 2006 |
195.00 |
-12.16% |
| 2005 |
222.00 |
-22.92% |
| 2004 |
288.00 |
-4.00% |
| 2003 |
300.00 |
-7.41% |
| 2002 |
324.00 |
0.62% |
| 2001 |
322.00 |
-2.42% |
| 2000 |
330.00 |
-29.94% |
| 1999 |
471.00 |
0.00% |
| 1998 |
471.00 |
1.95% |
| 1997 |
462.00 |
-17.06% |
| 1996 |
557.00 |
-3.47% |
| 1995 |
577.00 |
83.76% |
| 1994 |
314.00 |
-94.43% |
| 1993 |
5,642.00 |
-60.96% |
| 1992 |
14,450.00 |
-3.23% |
| 1991 |
14,933.00 |
-6.67% |
| 1990 |
16,000.00 |
5.19% |
| 1989 |
15,210.00 |
-4.94% |
| 1988 |
16,000.00 |
77.78% |
| 1987 |
9,000.00 |
8.70% |
| 1986 |
8,280.00 |
-52.06% |
| 1985 |
17,270.00 |
-6.65% |
| 1984 |
18,500.00 |
0.00% |
| 1983 |
18,500.00 |
-22.27% |
| 1982 |
23,800.00 |
11.63% |
| 1981 |
21,320.00 |
420.00% |
| 1980 |
4,100.00 |
8100.00% |
| 1972 |
50.00 |
8100.00% |
