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Papua New Guinea: Refugees under UNHCR's mandate, by country of asylum

7727people · 2025-18.7% since 2015

Refugees living in the country, under UNHCR's mandate. Annual figures for Papua New Guinea from 1978 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (people)Note
20257,727
20247,732
202310,523
202210,524
202111,839
202010,781
20199,698
201810,022
201710,018
20169,529
20159,503
20149,503
20139,373
20129,378
20119,378
20109,699
20099,704
200810,005
200710,000
200610,182
200510,001
20047,626
20037,491
20024,941
20014,941
20005,862
19996,664
19988,198
19978,198
199610,175
19959,600
19948,461
19937,670
19926,686
19916,098
19907,099
19897,732
19889,241
19879,620
198611,290
198511,750
198410,950
19831,230
19822,200
1981150
19801,000
19791,000
19781,000

Source

Published by UNHCR, produced by UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UNHCR (2026). Refugees under UNHCR's mandate, by country of asylum. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/unhcr-refugees-hosted (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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