Saudi Arabia Refugee Statistics 1974-2024

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.
  • Saudi Arabia refugee statistics for 2023 was 477.00, a 5.07% increase from 2022.
  • Saudi Arabia refugee statistics for 2022 was 454.00, a 36.34% increase from 2021.
  • Saudi Arabia refugee statistics for 2021 was 333.00, a 0.91% increase from 2020.
  • Saudi Arabia refugee statistics for 2020 was 330.00, a 4.76% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Germany 2,593,007.00
Poland 971,478.00
France 664,366.00
United Kingdom 448,620.00
United States 409,202.00
Spain 385,701.00
Czech Republic 377,120.00
Italy 298,296.00
Austria 257,811.00
Netherlands 237,767.00
Sweden 237,632.00
Switzerland 192,507.00
Greece 192,384.00
Canada 169,448.00
Belgium 167,831.00
Slovak Republic 126,866.00
Ireland 113,902.00
Norway 103,606.00
Finland 89,869.00
Lithuania 80,225.00
Denmark 68,912.00
Hungary 63,180.00
Portugal 62,807.00
Latvia 45,761.00
Estonia 42,005.00
Cyprus 39,044.00
Australia 34,502.00
Croatia 25,029.00
Japan 22,335.00
Luxembourg 13,735.00
Malta 11,724.00
Slovenia 10,525.00
Iceland 8,715.00
Argentina 4,104.00
South Korea 4,053.00
Trinidad and Tobago 3,205.00
Panama 2,724.00
Chile 2,338.00
New Zealand 1,837.00
UAE 1,416.00
Uruguay 1,285.00
Israel 1,235.00
Liechtenstein 597.00
Kuwait 572.00
Saudi Arabia 477.00
Hong Kong 301.00
Oman 300.00
Bahrain 254.00
Qatar 197.00
Cayman Islands 49.00
St. Kitts and Nevis 19.00
Monaco 17.00
Turks and Caicos Islands 7.00
Barbados 5.00
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.00
Saudi Arabia Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 477.00 5.07%
2022 454.00 36.34%
2021 333.00 0.91%
2020 330.00 4.76%
2019 315.00 19.77%
2018 263.00 71.90%
2017 153.00 12.50%
2016 136.00 11.48%
2015 122.00 -78.18%
2014 559.00 0.36%
2013 557.00 -3.13%
2012 575.00 -3.36%
2011 595.00 2.94%
2010 578.00 0.87%
2009 573.00 -99.76%
2008 240,570.00 -0.07%
2007 240,742.00 -0.01%
2006 240,772.00 0.03%
2005 240,701.00 0.06%
2004 240,551.00 -0.12%
2003 240,831.00 -1.82%
2002 245,290.00 0.01%
2001 245,266.00 4520.69%
2000 5,308.00 -4.53%
1999 5,560.00 0.52%
1998 5,531.00 -5.18%
1997 5,833.00 -40.79%
1996 9,852.00 -25.19%
1995 13,169.00 -26.70%
1994 17,965.00 -25.22%
1993 24,025.00 -16.17%
1992 28,660.00 -13.83%
1991 33,261.00 -83.54%
1986 202,100.00 55.46%
1985 130,000.00 23.22%
1984 105,500.00 78.81%
1983 59,000.00 0.00%
1982 59,000.00 -9.23%
1981 65,000.00 -35.00%
1980 100,000.00 0.00%
1979 100,000.00 99900.00%
1974 100.00 99900.00%