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Refugees and internally displaced persons

Switzerland — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 refugees (country of origin): 10,981 (Eritrea) (2012) stateless persons: 69 (2012)
2014 refugees (country of origin): 13,106 (Eritrea) (2013) stateless persons: 69 (2012)
2015 refugees (country of origin): 16,091 (Eritrea); 5,161 (Syria) (2014) | stateless persons: 76 (2014)
2016 refugees (country of origin): 21,000 (Eritrea); 8,695 (Syria) (2015) | stateless persons: 69 (2015)
2017 refugees (country of origin): 26,264 (Eritrea); 11,159 (Syria); 5,675 (Afghanistan); 5,458 (Sri Lanka) (2016) | stateless persons: 66 (2016)
2018 refugees (country of origin): 30,935 (Eritrea), 13,639 (Syria), 8,151 (Afghanistan), 5,581 (Sri Lanka) (2017) | stateless persons: 62 (2017)
2019 refugees (country of origin): 34,072 (Eritrea), 16,565 (Syria), 12,282 (Afghanistan), 5,744 (Sri Lanka) (2018) | stateless persons: 49 (2018)
2020 refugees (country of origin): 36,698 (Eritrea), 18,755 (Syria), 13,455 (Afghanistan), 5,819 (Sri Lanka) (2019) | stateless persons: 49 (2018)
2021 refugees (country of origin): 37,816 (Eritrea), 19,869 (Syria), 14,523 (Afghanistan), 6,016 (Sri Lanka), 5,447 (Turkey) (2020) stateless persons: 711 (2020)
2022 refugees (country of origin): 38,219 (Eritrea), 20,043 (Syria), 14,649 (Afghanistan), 6,069 (Sri Lanka), 6,197 (Turkey) (mid-year 2021); 71,342 (Ukraine) (as of 13 December 2022) stateless persons: 684 (mid-year 2021)
2023 refugees (country of origin): 14,726 (Eritrea), 11,441 (Afghanistan), 8,039 (Syria), (mid-year 2022); 66,525 (Ukraine) (as of 1 December 2023) stateless persons: 891 (2022)
2024 refugees (country of origin): 14,726 (Eritrea), 11,441 (Afghanistan), 8,039 (Syria), (mid-year 2022); 65,615 (Ukraine) (as of 5 March 2024) stateless persons: 891 (2022)
2025 refugees: 213,177 (2024 est.) IDPs: 97 (2024 est.) stateless persons: 1,267 (2024 est.)