Refugee population by country or territory of origin fell 1.36% to 6,665 persons in Laos in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, refugee population by country or territory of origin in Laos reached an all time high of 135,866 persons in 1988 and an all time low of 6,665 persons in 2020. When compared to Laos's main peers, refugee population by country or territory of origin in Cambodia amounted to 11,862 persons, 175,361 persons in China, 174 persons in Thailand and 316,728 persons in Vietnam in 2020.
Laos has been ranked 66th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of refugee population by country or territory of origin, 13 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Refugee Population (by Country or Territory of Origin) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | persons | 12,802 | 12,428 | 12,238 | 12,139 | 11,986 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | persons | 212,911 | 207,768 | 207,716 | 212,039 | 212,863 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | persons | 9,882 | 7,288 | 7,926 | 9,586 | 11,787 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | persons | 140 | 53.0 | 44.0 | 42.0 | 39.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | persons | 7,359 | 7,229 | 7,056 | 6,943 | 6,757 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | persons | 435 | 453 | 540 | 817 | 906 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | persons | 451,804 | 490,285 | 1,156,742 | 1,145,149 | 1,076,826 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | persons | 67,008 | 62,759 | 61,584 | 61,457 | 62,353 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | persons | 209 | 147 | 164 | 183 | 173 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | persons | 4,824 | 302 | 310 | 332 | 297 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | persons | 313,152 | 329,341 | 334,064 | 334,464 | 316,441 |
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