Guyana: Refugee population

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 Guyana

Refugee population

 Latest value 27
 Year 2023
 Measure refugees
 Data availability 1972 - 2023
 Average 33
 Min - Max 7 - 200
 Source United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The latest value from 2023 is 27 refugees, an increase from 12 refugees in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 233913 refugees, based on data from 159 countries. Historically, the average for Guyana from 1972 to 2023 is 33 refugees. The minimum value, 7 refugees, was reached in 2010 while the maximum of 200 refugees was recorded in 1974. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Guyana - Refugee population - Recent values chart

Historical series
Guyana - Refugee population - historical chart - 1972-2023




Definition: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Population size 0.81 2023 million
 Percent urban population 27.16 2023 percent
 Population density 4 2021 people per square km
 Population ages 65 and above 6.48 2023 percent
 Percent children 29.32 2023 percent
 Percent female population 51.30 2023 percent
 Rural population, percent 72.84 2023 percent
 Age dependency ratio 53.66 2023 percent
 Refugee population 27 2023 refugees
 Migrant population 2 2015 percent
 Population growth 0.63 2023 percent
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