Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Algeria
Algeria: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled was 183,368 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Algeria, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Algeria stood at 183,368 people.
The figure is up 86.0% on the previous year and up 94.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Algeria peaked at 219,314 people in 1992 and was at its lowest, 500 people, in 1970.
That places Algeria 36th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Algeria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 500 people | — |
| 1975 | 21,000 people | +4100.0% |
| 1976 | 39,580 people | +88.5% |
| 1977 | 52,000 people | +31.4% |
| 1978 | 52,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 52,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 52,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 167,000 people | +221.2% |
| 1982 | 167,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 167,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 167,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 174,160 people | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 167,220 people | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 167,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 170,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 169,103 people | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 169,110 people | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 169,124 people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 219,314 people | +29.7% |
| 1993 | 219,067 people | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 219,073 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 192,489 people | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 190,267 people | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 170,736 people | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 165,226 people | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 165,249 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 169,654 people | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 169,417 people | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 169,233 people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 169,032 people | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 169,053 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94,104 people | -44.3% |
| 2006 | 94,181 people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 94,137 people | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 94,094 people | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 94,136 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94,141 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94,145 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94,130 people | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 94,142 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94,119 people | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 94,176 people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94,220 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94,248 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94,341 people | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98,599 people | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 97,651 people | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97,890 people | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99,107 people | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 98,590 people | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 183,368 people | +86.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 183,368 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,251 people, 29.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 183,368 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16,250 people, 11.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +4100.0% | 500 people | 21,000 people |
| 1981 | +221.2% | 52,000 people | 167,000 people |
| 1976 | +88.5% | 21,000 people | 39,580 people |
| 2024 | +86.0% | 98,590 people | 183,368 people |
| 2005 | -44.3% | 169,053 people | 94,104 people |
| 1977 | +31.4% | 39,580 people | 52,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,180 people | 500 people | 52,000 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 156,748 people | 52,000 people | 174,160 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 187,966 people | 165,226 people | 219,314 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 131,704 people | 94,094 people | 169,654 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,626 people | 94,119 people | 98,599 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 115,321 people | 97,651 people | 183,368 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Algeria?
- Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Algeria was 183,368 people in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 219,314 people in 1992.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 people in 1970.
- How does Algeria rank for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Algeria ranks 36th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees by country of asylum UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.