World Development Indicators
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin: North Korea
- Most recent
- 263 (2025)
- Earliest
- 10 (1996)
- Highest
- 1,419 (2016)
- Years reported
- 29 of 30 in the span
- Member state
- North Korea at the United Nations
The World Bank reports 29 of the 30 years between 1996 and 2025 for North Korea. The missing 1 are drawn as gaps, because a gap is what they are.
Every year reported
| Year | Refugees originating (UNHCR mandate) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 263 |
| 2024 | 283 |
| 2023 | 239 |
| 2022 | 267 |
| 2021 | 528 |
| 2020 | 689 |
| 2019 | 758 |
| 2018 | 797 |
| 2017 | 1,176 |
| 2016 | 1,419 |
| 2015 | 1,094 |
| 2014 | 1,275 |
| 2013 | 1,163 |
| 2012 | 1,126 |
| 2011 | 1,046 |
| 2010 | 915 |
| 2009 | 878 |
| 2008 | 881 |
| 2007 | 602 |
| 2006 | 394 |
| 2005 | 287 |
| 2004 | 344 |
| 2003 | 306 |
| 2002 | 256 |
| 2001 | 17 |
| 2000 | 15 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1996 | 10 |
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