Refugee population by country or territory of asylum rose 49.0% to 2,580 persons in Tunisia in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Tunisia reached an all time high of 4,085 persons in 2011 and an all time low of 11.0 persons in 1994. When compared to Tunisia's main peers, refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Algeria amounted to 97,651 persons, 128,033 persons in Italy, 4,149 persons in Libya and 9,168 persons in Malta in 2020.
Tunisia has been ranked 96th within the group of 165 countries we follow in terms of refugee population by country or territory of asylum, 43 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Refugee Population (by Country or Territory of Asylum) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | persons | 94,176 | 94,220 | 94,248 | 94,341 | 98,599 | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | persons | 72,198 | 93,242 | 115,252 | 128,779 | 135,951 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | persons | 369,538 | 391,235 | 411,475 | 451,203 | 442,670 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | persons | 212,492 | 213,515 | 232,647 | 246,746 | 258,391 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 273,117 | 304,527 | 337,158 | 368,345 | 407,915 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | persons | 24,831 | 46,411 | 38,988 | 61,446 | 80,454 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | 118,036 | 147,362 | 167,330 | 189,227 | 207,602 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | persons | 9,305 | 9,311 | 9,352 | 8,792 | 4,730 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | persons | 7,068 | 7,941 | 7,994 | 8,579 | 8,908 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | persons | 3,899 | 4,762 | 4,703 | 5,932 | 6,642 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | persons | 284 | 454 | 611 | 746 | 741 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | persons | 6,447 | 12,983 | 17,541 | 20,437 | 57,751 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | persons | 73,326 | 82,668 | 93,030 | 104,011 | 110,162 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | persons | 659 | 646 | 726 | 1,061 | 1,732 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | persons | 2,541,348 | 2,869,419 | 3,480,350 | 3,681,688 | 3,579,531 |
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