Nearly eight million refugees lived in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023. The refugee population in the region has enormously increased in the last decade. As of 2010, 2.2 million individuals forcibly displaced dwelled in Sub-Saharan Africa. Uganda hosted the largest number of refugees in Africa.
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Number of refugees living in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2010 to 2023
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of refugees in millions
2023
7.85
2022
7.12
2021
7.07
2020
6.66
2019
6.4
2018
6.4
2017
6.33
2016
5.19
2015
4.47
2014
3.75
2013
3.01
2012
2.84
2011
2.7
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World Bank. (December 16, 2024). Number of refugees living in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2010 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321571/refugee-population-in-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. "Number of refugees living in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2010 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. December 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321571/refugee-population-in-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. (2024). Number of refugees living in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2010 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321571/refugee-population-in-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. "Number of Refugees Living in Sub-saharan Africa from 2010 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321571/refugee-population-in-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank, Number of refugees living in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2010 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321571/refugee-population-in-sub-saharan-africa/ (last visited July 14, 2025)
Number of refugees living in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2010 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], World Bank, December 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321571/refugee-population-in-sub-saharan-africa/
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