Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled was 18 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Dominican Republic, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 18 people for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 97.7% on the previous year and down 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Dominican Republic peaked at 6,000 people in 1985 and was at its lowest, 18 people, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 156th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,000 people | — |
| 1971 | 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,100 people | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 1,050 people | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 1,000 people | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 833.33 people | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 666.67 people | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 500 people | -25.0% |
| 1978 | 300 people | -40.0% |
| 1979 | 3,300 people | +1000.0% |
| 1980 | 3,800 people | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 5,000 people | +31.6% |
| 1982 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5,130 people | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 6,000 people | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 4,980 people | -17.0% |
| 1987 | 5,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 4,686 people | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 3,320 people | -29.2% |
| 1990 | 1,966 people | -40.8% |
| 1991 | 1,571 people | -20.1% |
| 1992 | 510 people | -67.5% |
| 1993 | 1,330 people | +160.8% |
| 1994 | 1,252 people | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 982 people | -21.6% |
| 1996 | 637 people | -35.1% |
| 1997 | 638 people | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 614 people | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 621 people | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 506 people | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 600 people | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 595 people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 757 people | +27.2% |
| 2013 | 721 people | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 608 people | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 615 people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 593 people | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 594 people | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 164 people | -72.4% |
| 2019 | 164 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 162 people | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 162 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 546 people | +237.0% |
| 2023 | 778 people | +42.5% |
| 2024 | 18 people | -97.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 18 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,251 people, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 18 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 166 people, 11% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +1000.0% | 300 people | 3,300 people |
| 2022 | +237.0% | 162 people | 546 people |
| 1993 | +160.8% | 510 people | 1,330 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,075 people | 300 people | 3,300 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,792 people | 3,320 people | 6,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,012 people | 510 people | 1,966 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 506 people | 506 people | 506 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 541.1 people | 164 people | 757 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 333.2 people | 18 people | 778 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Dominican Republic?
- Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Dominican Republic was 18 people in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6,000 people in 1985.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 people in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Dominican Republic ranks 156th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.