This statistic describes the number of refugees and asylum seekers originating from the Middle East and North Africa from 2005 to 2015. During 2015, the number of refugees from the Middle East was about 9.6 million.
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Number of refugees and asylum seekers originating from the Middle East and North Africa from 2005 to 2015
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Note: A displaced migrant in this data set is defined as a displaced person within his own country, a refugee or an asylum seeker who has left its own country. The report includes Palestinians who registered with UNRWA in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria as refugee.
The numbers of Palestinian refugees were projected from 2013 and 2014 figures.
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Pew Research Center. (October 18, 2016). Number of refugees and asylum seekers originating from the Middle East and North Africa from 2005 to 2015 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/742725/mena-number-of-refugees-from-the-region/
Pew Research Center. "Number of refugees and asylum seekers originating from the Middle East and North Africa from 2005 to 2015 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 18, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742725/mena-number-of-refugees-from-the-region/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Number of refugees and asylum seekers originating from the Middle East and North Africa from 2005 to 2015 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742725/mena-number-of-refugees-from-the-region/
Pew Research Center. "Number of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Originating from The Middle East and North Africa from 2005 to 2015 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/742725/mena-number-of-refugees-from-the-region/
Pew Research Center, Number of refugees and asylum seekers originating from the Middle East and North Africa from 2005 to 2015 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/742725/mena-number-of-refugees-from-the-region/ (last visited June 17, 2025)
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