World Refugee Population
global-refugees
Subject
World
Metric
Refugee Population
Data Points
34
Coverage
1990–2023
Latest Value
37,573,655
as of Jan 1, 2023
Time Series (34 observations)
Recent Data
| Date | Value | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2023 | 37,573,655 | - |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 35,316,431 | - |
| Jan 1, 2021 | 27,120,192 | - |
| Jan 1, 2020 | 26,365,367 | - |
| Jan 1, 2019 | 26,044,498 | - |
| Jan 1, 2018 | 25,905,091 | - |
| Jan 1, 2017 | 25,383,513 | - |
| Jan 1, 2016 | 22,524,729 | - |
| Jan 1, 2015 | 21,351,533 | - |
| Jan 1, 2014 | 19,534,031 | - |
| Jan 1, 2013 | 16,728,282 | - |
| Jan 1, 2012 | 15,416,934 | - |
| Jan 1, 2011 | 15,201,660 | - |
| Jan 1, 2010 | 15,239,914 | - |
| Jan 1, 2009 | 15,162,383 | - |
Showing most recent 15 of 34 observations
Data Source
World Bank / UNHCR
Retrieved via FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis).
Related Data
View all World data →API Access
# Fetch data by canonical code
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/global-refugees
# With date filters
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/global-refugees?start_date=2020-01-01
# Point-in-time reconstruction (Pro)
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/global-refugees?as_of=2024-01-01