Singapore Refugee Statistics 1978-2024
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.
- Singapore refugee statistics for 2014 was 5.00, a 0% increase from 2010.
- Singapore refugee statistics for 2010 was 5.00, a 0% increase from 2009.
- Singapore refugee statistics for 2009 was 5.00, a 28.57% decline from 2008.
- Singapore refugee statistics for 2008 was 7.00, a 0% increase from 2007.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Refugees Granted Asylum |
| United States |
267,214.00 |
| France |
252,248.00 |
| Germany |
216,956.00 |
| Canada |
149,164.00 |
| Sweden |
142,197.00 |
| United Kingdom |
117,226.00 |
| Italy |
93,712.00 |
| Netherlands |
82,483.00 |
| Switzerland |
62,596.00 |
| Austria |
60,724.00 |
| Norway |
47,025.00 |
| Israel |
39,698.00 |
| Australia |
35,565.00 |
| Belgium |
29,170.00 |
| Denmark |
17,767.00 |
| Panama |
17,256.00 |
| Poland |
15,730.00 |
| Finland |
11,783.00 |
| Greece |
10,292.00 |
| Malta |
6,095.00 |
| Ireland |
5,832.00 |
| Spain |
5,797.00 |
| Cyprus |
5,120.00 |
| Argentina |
3,473.00 |
| Czech Republic |
3,129.00 |
| Hungary |
2,854.00 |
| Japan |
2,562.00 |
| Chile |
1,764.00 |
| New Zealand |
1,342.00 |
| South Korea |
1,164.00 |
| Luxembourg |
1,091.00 |
| Lithuania |
1,007.00 |
| Slovak Republic |
791.00 |
| Croatia |
724.00 |
| Portugal |
704.00 |
| Kuwait |
611.00 |
| Saudi Arabia |
559.00 |
| UAE |
419.00 |
| Bahrain |
310.00 |
| Uruguay |
254.00 |
| Slovenia |
251.00 |
| Latvia |
168.00 |
| Hong Kong |
160.00 |
| Oman |
150.00 |
| Qatar |
132.00 |
| Liechtenstein |
102.00 |
| Iceland |
93.00 |
| Estonia |
82.00 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
76.00 |
| Curacao |
34.00 |
| Monaco |
33.00 |
| Bahamas |
12.00 |
| Singapore |
5.00 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
5.00 |
| Cayman Islands |
5.00 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
5.00 |
| Singapore Refugee Statistics - Historical Data |
| Year |
Refugees Granted Asylum |
Annual % Change |
| 2014 |
5.00 |
0.00% |
| 2010 |
5.00 |
0.00% |
| 2009 |
5.00 |
-28.57% |
| 2008 |
7.00 |
0.00% |
| 2007 |
7.00 |
40.00% |
| 1998 |
5.00 |
0.00% |
| 1997 |
5.00 |
-50.00% |
| 1996 |
10.00 |
-90.83% |
| 1995 |
109.00 |
990.00% |
| 1994 |
10.00 |
100.00% |
| 1993 |
5.00 |
-95.65% |
| 1992 |
115.00 |
-30.72% |
| 1991 |
166.00 |
13.70% |
| 1990 |
146.00 |
-69.58% |
| 1989 |
480.00 |
50.00% |
| 1988 |
320.00 |
0.00% |
| 1987 |
320.00 |
433.33% |
| 1986 |
60.00 |
-79.31% |
| 1983 |
290.00 |
-39.58% |
| 1982 |
480.00 |
-46.67% |
| 1979 |
900.00 |
23.29% |
| 1978 |
730.00 |
23.29% |
