Refugee population by country or territory of origin rose 4.00% to 78.0 persons in Maldives in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, refugee population by country or territory of origin in Maldives reached an all time high of 78.0 persons in 2020 and an all time low of 1.00 persons in 1990. When compared to Maldives's main peers, refugee population by country or territory of origin in India amounted to 12,398 persons, 13,029 persons in Indonesia, 37.0 persons in Singapore and 142,664 persons in Sri Lanka in 2020.
Maldives has been ranked 135th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of refugee population by country or territory of origin, 23 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 |
| Australia | persons | 21.0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | persons | 12,154 | 13,842 | 16,780 | 21,022 | 22,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | persons | 212,911 | 207,768 | 207,716 | 212,039 | 212,863 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | persons | 9,882 | 7,288 | 7,926 | 9,586 | 11,787 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | persons | 13,947 | 13,056 | 12,485 | 12,148 | 12,039 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | persons | 435 | 453 | 540 | 817 | 906 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | persons | 39.0 | 58.0 | 64.0 | 74.0 | 75.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | persons | 451,804 | 490,285 | 1,156,742 | 1,145,149 | 1,076,826 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | persons | 297,886 | 105,419 | 128,914 | 132,248 | 136,902 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | persons | 582 | 426 | 445 | 522 | 554 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | persons | 50.0 | 38.0 | 48.0 | 46.0 | 39.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | persons | 121,427 | 117,472 | 115,632 | 113,955 | 110,341 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | persons | 209 | 147 | 164 | 183 | 173 |
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