Nauru Refugee Statistics 2014-2024
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.
- Nauru refugee statistics for 2022 was 45.00, a 95.28% decline from 2021.
- Nauru refugee statistics for 2021 was 953.00, a 11.27% decline from 2020.
- Nauru refugee statistics for 2020 was 1,074.00, a 42.25% increase from 2019.
- Nauru refugee statistics for 2019 was 755.00, a 21.68% decline from 2018.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Refugees Granted Asylum |
| Turkey |
3,568,259.00 |
| Iran |
3,425,091.00 |
| Jordan |
3,062,851.00 |
| Lebanon |
1,306,143.00 |
| Russia |
1,277,672.00 |
| Iraq |
273,716.00 |
| Bulgaria |
176,297.00 |
| Malaysia |
134,554.00 |
| Romania |
105,621.00 |
| Algeria |
99,107.00 |
| Mexico |
95,579.00 |
| Thailand |
94,472.00 |
| Brazil |
67,522.00 |
| South Africa |
66,596.00 |
| Ecuador |
60,125.00 |
| Armenia |
34,634.00 |
| Montenegro |
32,438.00 |
| Venezuela |
29,341.00 |
| Serbia |
26,521.00 |
| Belarus |
19,715.00 |
| Costa Rica |
14,088.00 |
| North Macedonia |
7,065.00 |
| Peru |
6,543.00 |
| Azerbaijan |
6,414.00 |
| Paraguay |
5,420.00 |
| Namibia |
4,685.00 |
| Albania |
2,676.00 |
| Libya |
2,208.00 |
| Colombia |
1,607.00 |
| Botswana |
733.00 |
| Guatemala |
701.00 |
| Dominican Republic |
546.00 |
| China |
320.00 |
| Kazakhstan |
308.00 |
| Bosnia |
274.00 |
| Gabon |
205.00 |
| Cuba |
174.00 |
| Belize |
145.00 |
| Nauru |
45.00 |
| Jamaica |
31.00 |
| Suriname |
25.00 |
| Turkmenistan |
14.00 |
| Guyana |
12.00 |
| Fiji |
5.00 |
| Nauru Refugee Statistics - Historical Data |
| Year |
Refugees Granted Asylum |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
45.00 |
-95.28% |
| 2021 |
953.00 |
-11.27% |
| 2020 |
1,074.00 |
42.25% |
| 2019 |
755.00 |
-21.68% |
| 2018 |
964.00 |
0.00% |
| 2017 |
964.00 |
89.76% |
| 2016 |
508.00 |
0.00% |
| 2015 |
508.00 |
31.61% |
| 2014 |
386.00 |
31.61% |
