Refugees, by country of asylum in Bahrain

Bahrain: Refugees, by country of asylum was 240 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
240
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
18th
of 19 countries
All-time high
310
in 2014
All-time low
48
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Refugees, by country of asylum in Bahrain, 2008–2025

01002003002008201620252008: 482009: 1392010: 1652011: 1992012: 2892013: 2942014: 3102015: 2462016: 2702017: 2552018: 2622019: 2512020: 2562021: 2562022: 2552023: 2542024: 2502025: 240

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2025, refugees, by country of asylum in Bahrain stood at 240.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, refugees, by country of asylum in Bahrain peaked at 310 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 48, in 2008.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Refugees, by country of asylum in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Refugees, by country of asylum in Bahrain, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 48
2009 139 +189.6%
2010 165 +18.7%
2011 199 +20.6%
2012 289 +45.2%
2013 294 +1.7%
2014 310 +5.4%
2015 246 -20.6%
2016 270 +9.8%
2017 255 -5.6%
2018 262 +2.7%
2019 251 -4.2%
2020 256 +2.0%
2021 256 +0.0%
2022 255 -0.4%
2023 254 -0.4%
2024 250 -1.6%
2025 240 -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 93.5 48 139 2
2010s 254.1 165 310 10
2020s 251.83 240 256 6

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 15 Saudi Arabia 448 compare
  2. 16 Kuwait 386 compare
  3. 17 Oman 289 compare
  4. 19 Qatar 195 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is refugees, by country of asylum in Bahrain?
Refugees, by country of asylum in Bahrain was 240 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest refugees, by country of asylum recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 310 in 2014.
What is the lowest refugees, by country of asylum recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 48 in 2008.
How does Bahrain rank for refugees, by country of asylum?
Bahrain ranks 18th out of 19 countries with data for 2025.
Is refugees, by country of asylum rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain 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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Indicator
Refugees, by country of asylum
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
21 places, 515 data points, 2001–2025
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