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The UNHCR Refugee Data app showcases forced displacement and statelessness statistics over the last 24 years by country of asylum and origin.
For most refugees, returning to their home country in safety and dignity based on a free and informed choice would be a preferred solution to bring their temporary status as refugees to an end. The reported statistics show the number of refugees returning to their country of origin from their former country of asylum.
| Year |
Country of Origin/Return ↑ |
Country of Former Country of Asylum ↓ |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | - | - | 250,951 |
| 2021 | - | - | 429,234 |
| 2022 | - | - | 1,356,261 |
| 2023 | - | - | 1,052,074 |
| 2024* | - | - | 433,527 |
| Footnote | Year | Country of Origin |
Country of Asylum |
Population Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The number of refugee returns to Ukraine is estimated using the IOM Ukraine "Returns Report — General Population Survey" and "Internal Displacement Report — General Population Survey", Round 17 (results as of mid-August). Based on the reports, it is estimated that around 73,000 refugees have returned (either to their place of origin or to a different place) during the year 2024 for a period of at least 3 months, which is the timeframe established in the UNHCR position paper on returns to Ukraine as an indication of the intention for a stable return. The breakdown by former country of asylum is based on population figures of Ukranian refugees by end-2023. | 2024* | - | Ukraine | RET |
| The number of refugee returns to Ukraine is estimated using the IOM DTM Ukraine General Population Survey Round 15. The report estimates that at least 324,300 refugees have returned from abroad during the previous 3 to 12 months, which is the timeframe established in the UNHCR position paper on returns to Ukraine as an indication of the intention for a stable return. The breakdown by former country of asylum is based on population figures of Ukranian refugees by end-2022. | 2023 | - | Ukraine | RET |
| The number of refugee returns to Ukraine is estimated using the IOM DTM data Round 13. The report estimates that 861,000 refugees have returned for three months or more, which may (in light of the high frequency of pendular movements between Ukraine and host countries) indicate an intention for a stable return. Of these 158,000 have returned for between 3 and 6 months and are reported in 2023 statistics, while 703,000 returned more than 6 months ago and are reported in 2022. In addition, 353,000 refugees have returned to locations in Ukraine that are not their place of origin. UNHCR estimates that 39,000 of them returned in early 2023, with 314,000 having returned in 2022. | 2022 | Ukraine | - | RET |