Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Pakistan
Pakistan: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled was 1.56 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Pakistan, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Pakistan is 1.56 million people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 21.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Pakistan peaked at 3.28 million people in 1989 and was at its lowest, 400,000 people, in 1979.
Pakistan ranks 5th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 400,000 people | — |
| 1980 | 1.43 million people | +257.1% |
| 1981 | 2.38 million people | +66.3% |
| 1982 | 2.88 million people | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 2.90 million people | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.50 million people | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 2.73 million people | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 2.88 million people | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 3.16 million people | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 3.26 million people | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 3.28 million people | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.26 million people | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 3.10 million people | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.63 million people | -47.4% |
| 1993 | 1.48 million people | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 1.06 million people | -28.7% |
| 1995 | 1.20 million people | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 1.20 million people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million people | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.20 million people | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.20 million people | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.00 million people | +66.5% |
| 2001 | 2.20 million people | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 1.23 million people | -44.2% |
| 2003 | 1.12 million people | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 1.29 million people | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 1.08 million people | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million people | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.04 million people | +94.8% |
| 2008 | 1.78 million people | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 1.74 million people | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.90 million people | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 1.70 million people | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 1.64 million people | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.62 million people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.51 million people | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.56 million people | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.35 million people | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 1.39 million people | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.40 million people | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.42 million people | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.44 million people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.49 million people | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.74 million people | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 1.99 million people | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 1.56 million people | -21.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 1.56 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,240 people, 168.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 1.56 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16,250 people, 96.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +257.1% | 400,000 people | 1.43 million people |
| 2007 | +94.8% | 1.04 million people | 2.04 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 400,000 people | 400,000 people | 400,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.74 million people | 1.43 million people | 3.28 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 million people | 1.06 million people | 3.26 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 million people | 1.04 million people | 2.20 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 million people | 1.35 million people | 1.90 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 million people | 1.44 million people | 1.99 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Pakistan?
- Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Pakistan was 1.56 million people in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 million people in 1989.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,000 people in 1979.
- How does Pakistan rank for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Pakistan ranks 5th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.