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Thailand refugee statistics

UNHCR data · Thailand

Years
Myanmar
Showing Myanmar only — persons from Myanmar are subject to a separate national protection regime under Thai law and are not processed under UNHCR mandate procedures.

Refugees & asylum-seekers

Persons of concern in Thailand by year and nationality. Stateless persons and Myanmar nationals are excluded by default.

By year

Trends by nationality

Asylum applications

Applications lodged under UNHCR mandate procedures in Thailand, by type and nationality.

By year and type

By nationality (total)

Asylum decisions

Outcomes of asylum procedures in Thailand. Click a country row to see procedure-level detail.

Outcomes by year

Recognition rate by year (%)

Resettlement departures

Refugees who have physically departed Thailand for a resettlement country.

Origin → destination flow

By year and origin

By destination country

Destination map — bubble size proportional to volume

Resettlement submissions

Cases submitted by UNHCR for resettlement consideration. Compare with departures to see actual outcomes.

Annual submissions by origin