World Development Indicators
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum: United Arab Emirates
- Most recent
- 1,377 (2025)
- Earliest
- 300 (1968)
- Highest
- 26,350 (1985)
- Years reported
- 50 of 58 in the span
- Member state
- United Arab Emirates at the United Nations
The World Bank reports 50 of the 58 years between 1968 and 2025 for United Arab Emirates. The missing 8 are drawn as gaps, because a gap is what they are.
Every year reported
| Year | Refugees hosted (UNHCR mandate) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,377 |
| 2024 | 1,377 |
| 2023 | 1,416 |
| 2022 | 1,399 |
| 2021 | 1,355 |
| 2020 | 1,315 |
| 2019 | 1,242 |
| 2018 | 1,167 |
| 2017 | 884 |
| 2016 | 888 |
| 2015 | 663 |
| 2014 | 419 |
| 2013 | 602 |
| 2012 | 628 |
| 2011 | 675 |
| 2010 | 538 |
| 2009 | 280 |
| 2008 | 204 |
| 2007 | 161 |
| 2006 | 176 |
| 2005 | 104 |
| 2004 | 106 |
| 2003 | 160 |
| 2002 | 165 |
| 2001 | 554 |
| 2000 | 560 |
| 1999 | 501 |
| 1998 | 532 |
| 1997 | 519 |
| 1996 | 464 |
| 1995 | 409 |
| 1994 | 380 |
| 1993 | 434 |
| 1989 | 70 |
| 1985 | 26,350 |
| 1984 | 5,170 |
| 1983 | 4,090 |
| 1982 | 3,690 |
| 1981 | 6,090 |
| 1980 | 2,490 |
| 1979 | 590 |
| 1978 | 390 |
| 1977 | 390 |
| 1976 | 4,000 |
| 1974 | 1,200 |
| 1973 | 3,200 |
| 1972 | 870 |
| 1971 | 870 |
| 1969 | 300 |
| 1968 | 300 |
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