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Western Sahara: Refugees under UNHCR's mandate, by country of origin

174,607people · 2025+49.8% since 2015

Refugees from the country, wherever they now live, under UNHCR's mandate. Annual figures for Western Sahara from 1975 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (people)Note
2025174,607
2024174,578
202390,974
202291,026
2021117,041
2020116,925
2019116,908
2018116,790
2017116,762
2016116,648
2015116,542
2014116,478
2013116,500
2012116,451
2011116,414
2010116,411
2009116,469
2008116,528
2007116,594
200690,611
200590,650
2004165,728
2003165,729
2002165,884
2001165,908
2000165,808
1999165,868
1998165,968
1997166,099
1996166,328
1995165,000
1994166,493
1993165,000
1992165,000
1991165,000
1990165,000
1989167,190
1988165,000
1987165,000
1986165,000
1985165,000
1984165,000
1983165,000
1982165,000
1981165,000
198050,000
197950,000
197850,000
197750,000
197635,000
197520,000

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 origin. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/unhcr-refugees-by-origin (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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