Togo Refugee Statistics 1961-2024

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.
  • Togo refugee statistics for 2023 was 28,240.00, a 203.66% increase from 2022.
  • Togo refugee statistics for 2022 was 9,300.00, a 12.95% decline from 2021.
  • Togo refugee statistics for 2021 was 10,683.00, a 1.07% decline from 2020.
  • Togo refugee statistics for 2020 was 10,798.00, a 9.75% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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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
Togo Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 28,240.00 203.66%
2022 9,300.00 -12.95%
2021 10,683.00 -1.07%
2020 10,798.00 -9.75%
2019 11,964.00 -3.01%
2018 12,335.00 -0.72%
2017 12,425.00 -0.49%
2016 12,486.00 -43.11%
2015 21,949.00 0.81%
2014 21,773.00 5.63%
2013 20,613.00 -12.43%
2012 23,539.00 22.15%
2011 19,271.00 37.15%
2010 14,051.00 64.65%
2009 8,534.00 -8.99%
2008 9,377.00 605.04%
2007 1,330.00 -78.99%
2006 6,330.00 -31.85%
2005 9,288.00 -17.70%
2004 11,286.00 -8.95%
2003 12,396.00 0.82%
2002 12,295.00 0.31%
2001 12,257.00 0.28%
2000 12,223.00 0.91%
1999 12,113.00 2.51%
1998 11,816.00 -6.83%
1997 12,682.00 0.75%
1996 12,588.00 15.73%
1995 10,877.00 -12.05%
1994 12,367.00 277.04%
1993 3,280.00 -2.18%
1992 3,353.00 -1.56%
1991 3,406.00 -2.04%
1990 3,477.00 2.23%
1989 3,401.00 -0.61%
1988 3,422.00 -1.10%
1987 3,460.00 32.57%
1986 2,610.00 -14.43%
1985 3,050.00 69.44%
1984 1,800.00 1.69%
1983 1,770.00 785.00%
1982 200.00 100.00%
1976 100.00 -50.00%
1969 200.00 -96.00%
1965 5,000.00 0.00%
1964 5,000.00 0.00%
1963 5,000.00 0.00%
1962 5,000.00 0.00%
1961 5,000.00 0.00%