Refugee population by country or territory of asylum rose 5.41% to 314,438 persons in South Sudan in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, refugee population by country or territory of asylum in South Sudan reached an all time high of 314,438 persons in 2020 and an all time low of 105,023 persons in 2011. When compared to South Sudan's main peers, refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Central African Republic amounted to 9,083 persons, 800,454 persons in Ethiopia, 1,040,288 persons in Sudan and 1,421,133 persons in Uganda in 2020.
South Sudan has been ranked 19th within the group of 165 countries we follow in terms of refugee population by country or territory of asylum, 19 places below 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 |
| Cameroon | persons | 342,970 | 375,413 | 337,382 | 380,327 | 406,259 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | persons | 7,332 | 12,117 | 10,033 | 6,652 | 7,170 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | persons | 369,538 | 391,235 | 411,475 | 451,203 | 442,670 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | persons | 383,095 | 451,957 | 537,089 | 529,065 | 523,733 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | persons | 212,492 | 213,515 | 232,647 | 246,746 | 258,391 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | persons | 2,549 | 2,342 | 2,392 | 2,252 | 199 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | persons | 736,081 | 791,631 | 889,412 | 903,226 | 733,123 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | persons | 553,907 | 451,097 | 431,895 | 421,243 | 438,899 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | persons | 144,739 | 156,065 | 170,991 | 145,359 | 145,054 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | persons | 8,081 | 11,579 | 14,565 | 16,738 | 17,882 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 263,012 | 262,558 | 283,405 | 291,838 | 298,309 | ||||||
| Sudan | persons | 309,632 | 421,459 | 906,590 | 1,078,280 | 1,055,489 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | persons | 477,187 | 940,825 | 1,350,495 | 1,165,646 | 1,359,458 |
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