Thailand: refugee population 2023

In 2023, the number of refugees residing in Thailand decreased by 7.2 thousand refugees (-7.62 percent) compared to 2022. As a result, the number of refugees residing in Thailand saw its lowest number in 2023 with 87.31 thousand refugees. Notably, the number of refugees residing is continuously decreasing over the last years.
Refugee population includes people who are outside of their country of origin for reasons of feared persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or other circumstances that have seriously disturbed public order and, therefore, require international protection. Country or territory of asylum is the country or territory where an asylum claim was filed and granted.

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Refugee population in Thailand from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of refugees in thousands
2023	87.31
2022	94.47
2021	100.51
2020	96.18
2019	97.56
2018	102.23
2017	104.61
2016	106.43
2015	108.25
2014	130.23
2013	136.49

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Release date

October 2024

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Region

Asia, Thailand

Survey time period

2013 to 2023

Supplementary notes

As per the source, refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection.

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