Populations

By the end of 2016, the total population of concern to UNHCR stood at 67.7 million people. This included people who have been forcibly displaced (refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons) and those who have found a durable solution (returnees), as well as stateless
persons, most of whom have never been forcibly displaced. Therefore, this categorization is different from the 65.6 million forcibly displaced people worldwide – a figure that includes refugees and other displaced people not covered by UNHCR’s mandate, and excludes other categories such as returnees and stateless people.

Currently, year-end statistics for 2011 – 2016 are available below and on the operation’s landing page. 

Population Trend Chart

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Last update: 19-JUN-2017
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Population Figures by Type

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ALL POPULATIONS OF CONCERN BY REGION
Africa
20,180,297
Americas
8,998,144
Asia and the Pacific
9,502,935
Europe
10,258,121
Middle East and North Africa
18,810,341
Total67,749,838
Last update: 19-JUN-2017