Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Uganda
Uganda: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled was 1.76 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Uganda is 1.76 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 356.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Uganda peaked at 1.76 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52,000 people, in 1961.
Uganda ranks 4th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Uganda, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52,000 people | — |
| 1962 | 52,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 59,000 people | +13.5% |
| 1964 | 113,000 people | +91.5% |
| 1965 | 137,400 people | +21.6% |
| 1966 | 156,000 people | +13.5% |
| 1967 | 162,760 people | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 175,730 people | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 177,260 people | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 179,800 people | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 180,920 people | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 166,560 people | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 113,900 people | -31.6% |
| 1974 | 118,510 people | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 112,630 people | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 112,930 people | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 113,570 people | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 113,680 people | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 112,680 people | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 113,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 113,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 113,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 132,970 people | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 151,000 people | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 151,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 144,060 people | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 88,670 people | -38.4% |
| 1988 | 103,102 people | +16.3% |
| 1989 | 129,961 people | +26.1% |
| 1990 | 145,718 people | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 162,521 people | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 196,290 people | +20.8% |
| 1993 | 286,500 people | +46.0% |
| 1994 | 286,500 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 229,348 people | -19.9% |
| 1996 | 264,294 people | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 188,512 people | -28.7% |
| 1998 | 204,543 people | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 218,191 people | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 236,622 people | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 199,735 people | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 217,301 people | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 230,904 people | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 250,477 people | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 257,252 people | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 272,003 people | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 228,956 people | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 162,132 people | -29.2% |
| 2009 | 127,340 people | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 135,799 people | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 139,442 people | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 197,872 people | +41.9% |
| 2013 | 220,548 people | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 385,503 people | +74.8% |
| 2015 | 477,187 people | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 940,825 people | +97.2% |
| 2017 | 1.35 million people | +43.5% |
| 2018 | 1.17 million people | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million people | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 1.42 million people | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.53 million people | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 1.46 million people | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.58 million people | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 1.76 million people | +11.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.76 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 42,512 people, 41.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.76 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,275 people, 69.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +97.2% | 477,187 people | 940,825 people |
| 1964 | +91.5% | 59,000 people | 113,000 people |
| 2014 | +74.8% | 220,548 people | 385,503 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 120,572 people | 52,000 people | 177,260 people | 9 |
| 1970s | 132,518 people | 112,630 people | 180,920 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 123,976 people | 88,670 people | 151,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 218,242 people | 145,718 people | 286,500 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 218,272 people | 127,340 people | 272,003 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 637,279 people | 135,799 people | 1.36 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 million people | 1.42 million people | 1.76 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Uganda?
- Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Uganda was 1.76 million people in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,000 people in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Uganda ranks 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 356.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.