Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in South Sudan
South Sudan: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled was 514,794 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in South Sudan, 2011–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 514,794 people for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 35.0% on the previous year and up 107.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in South Sudan peaked at 514,794 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 105,023 people, in 2011.
That places South Sudan 17th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 105,023 people | — |
| 2012 | 202,581 people | +92.9% |
| 2013 | 229,587 people | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 248,152 people | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 263,012 people | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 262,558 people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 283,405 people | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 291,838 people | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 298,309 people | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 314,438 people | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 333,673 people | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 308,369 people | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 381,236 people | +23.6% |
| 2024 | 514,794 people | +35.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 514,794 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 42,512 people, 12.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 514,794 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,275 people, 20.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in South Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +92.9% | 105,023 people | 202,581 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 242,718 people | 105,023 people | 298,309 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 370,502 people | 308,369 people | 514,794 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 14 Kenya 604,257 people compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of Congo 517,404 people compare
- 16 United Kingdom 515,677 people compare
- 18 United States 435,333 people compare
- 19 Spain 429,333 people compare
- 20 Cameroon 427,706 people compare
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0368 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.23 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4032 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.2 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 62.9 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2004 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in South Sudan?
- Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in South Sudan was 514,794 people in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 514,794 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,023 people in 2011.
- How does South Sudan rank for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- South Sudan ranks 17th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.