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Saudi Arabia: Refugees under UNHCR's mandate, by country of asylum

448people · 2025+267.2% since 2015

Refugees living in the country, under UNHCR's mandate. Annual figures for Saudi Arabia from 1974 to 2025.

19822025

Every year

YearValue (people)Note
2025448
2024448
2023477
2022454
2021333
2020330
2019315
2018263
2017153
2016136
2015122
2014559
2013557
2012575
2011595
2010578
2009573
2008240,570
2007240,742
2006240,772
2005240,701
2004240,551
2003240,831
2002245,290
2001245,266
20005,308
19995,560
19985,531
19975,833
19969,852
199513,169
199417,965
199324,025
199228,660
199133,261
1986202,100
1985130,000
1984105,500
198359,000
198259,000
198165,000
1980100,000
1979100,000
1974100

Source

Published by UNHCR, produced by UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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UNHCR (2026). Refugees under UNHCR's mandate, by country of asylum. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/unhcr-refugees-hosted (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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