Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Bolivia
Bolivia: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled was 1,117 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Bolivia, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Bolivia is 1,117 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Bolivia peaked at 1,117 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 120 people, in 1986.
That places Bolivia 127th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 700 people | — |
| 1973 | 700 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 700 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 650 people | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 600 people | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 550 people | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 500 people | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 500 people | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 500 people | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 500 people | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 417.5 people | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 335 people | -19.8% |
| 1984 | 252.5 people | -24.6% |
| 1985 | 170 people | -32.7% |
| 1986 | 120 people | -29.4% |
| 1987 | 170 people | +41.7% |
| 1988 | 220 people | +29.4% |
| 1989 | 270 people | +22.7% |
| 1990 | 200 people | -25.9% |
| 1991 | 341 people | +70.5% |
| 1992 | 491 people | +44.0% |
| 1993 | 669 people | +36.3% |
| 1994 | 734 people | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 680 people | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 697 people | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 331 people | -52.5% |
| 1998 | 345 people | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 349 people | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 352 people | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 348 people | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 352 people | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 525 people | +49.1% |
| 2004 | 524 people | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 532 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 562 people | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 619 people | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 649 people | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 664 people | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 680 people | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 701 people | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 717 people | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 734 people | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 751 people | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 762 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 776 people | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 802 people | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 802 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 863 people | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 1,116 people | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 1,116 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,116 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,117 people | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,117 people | +0.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1,117 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,240 people, 12% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 1,117 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 166 people, 6.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +70.5% | 200 people | 341 people |
| 1997 | -52.5% | 697 people | 331 people |
| 2003 | +49.1% | 352 people | 525 people |
| 1992 | +44.0% | 341 people | 491 people |
| 1987 | +41.7% | 120 people | 170 people |
| 1993 | +36.3% | 491 people | 669 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 612.5 people | 500 people | 700 people | 8 |
| 1980s | 295.5 people | 120 people | 500 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 483.7 people | 200 people | 734 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 512.7 people | 348 people | 664 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 758.8 people | 680 people | 863 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,116 people | 1,116 people | 1,117 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More reference data data for Bolivia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7329 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Bolivia?
- Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Bolivia was 1,117 people in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,117 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 people in 1986.
- How does Bolivia rank for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Bolivia ranks 127th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.