Refugee Population (by Country or Territory of Origin) rose 5.25% to 642,161 persons in Central African Republic in 2020

Refugee Population (by Country or Territory of Origin) (persons), 2020
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Refugee population by country or territory of origin rose 5.25% to 642,161 persons in Central African Republic in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, refugee population by country or territory of origin in Central African Republic reached an all time high of 642,161 persons in 2020 and an all time low of 100 persons in 1990. When compared to Central African Republic's main peers, refugee population by country or territory of origin in Cameroon amounted to 78,481 persons, 10,388 persons in Chad, 787,823 persons in Sudan and 840,392 persons in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2020.

Central African Republic has been ranked 8th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of refugee population by country or territory of origin, 4 places above 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
Angola persons 11,855 8,388 8,292 8,243 8,176
Cameroon persons 10,565 10,344 11,032 45,118 66,241
Central African Republic persons 471,093 490,879 545,513 590,858 610,152
Chad persons 14,921 14,176 16,325 10,895 11,163
Congo persons 14,772 13,291 13,295 13,354 12,743
Dem. Republic of the Congo persons 541,487 537,474 620,805 720,302 802,974
Egypt persons 17,929 19,792 22,106 24,850 27,416
Ethiopia persons 85,839 83,958 87,448 92,232 93,467
Gabon persons 174 167 216 342 440
Niger persons 1,383 1,230 1,363 2,715 3,063
Nigeria persons 167,973 229,290 238,977 276,834 295,578
South Sudan persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 778,722 1,436,707 2,439,888 2,285,301 2,234,805
Sudan persons 627,080 650,391 694,556 724,787 734,780
Zambia persons 334 256 260 266 259