Refugees, by country of asylum in Algeria
Algeria: Refugees, by country of asylum was 180,575 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
180,575
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
8th
of 19 countries
All-time high
183,368
in 2024
All-time low
94,094
in 2008
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Refugees, by country of asylum in Algeria, 2001–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees, by country of asylum in Algeria is 180,575, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees, by country of asylum in Algeria peaked at 183,368 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94,094, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Refugees, by country of asylum in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 169,417 | — |
| 2002 | 169,233 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 169,032 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 169,053 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94,104 | -44.3% |
| 2006 | 94,181 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 94,137 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 94,094 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 94,136 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94,141 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94,145 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94,130 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 94,142 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94,119 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 94,176 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94,220 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94,248 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94,341 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98,599 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 97,651 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97,890 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99,107 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 98,590 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 183,368 | +86.0% |
| 2025 | 180,575 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 127,487 | 94,094 | 169,417 | 9 |
| 2010s | 94,626 | 94,119 | 98,599 | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,197 | 97,651 | 183,368 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 775 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,928 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees, by country of asylum in Algeria?
- Refugees, by country of asylum in Algeria was 180,575 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest refugees, by country of asylum recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 183,368 in 2024.
- What is the lowest refugees, by country of asylum recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,094 in 2008.
- How does Algeria rank for refugees, by country of asylum?
- Algeria ranks 8th out of 19 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees, by country of asylum rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Refugees, by country of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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