Thailand
Thailand
Thailand hosts refugees from Myanmar, urban asylum-seekers, and over half a million registered stateless people, with UNHCR supporting the Royal Thai Government and partners to meet their protection needs and pursue lasting solutions.
Are you a refugee, asylum-seeker or stateless person looking for help? Visit the HELP site to find support and services from UNHCR.
Thailand hosts over 80,000 refugees from Myanmar in nine temporary shelters managed by the Royal Thai Government (RTG) along the Thai-Myanmar border, alongside some 5,000 urban refugees and asylum-seekers from more than 40 countries, and more than half a million people registered as stateless.
Most camp-based refugees – primarily of Karen, Karenni, and Burmese ethnicity – have lived in Thailand for decades, having fled armed conflict in Myanmar since the mid-1980s. UNHCR’s work in the shelters focuses on protection and solutions, while other sectors are led by specialized NGOs.
In urban areas, UNHCR continues to conduct refugee status determination and facilitates access to emergency healthcare, education, psychosocial support, and legal and social services.
To address statelessness, UNHCR partners with a national NGO to support Thai authorities in helping stateless individuals apply for nationality, access basic rights, and prevent new cases of statelessness, contributing to Thailand’s long-standing efforts to reduce statelessness across the country.
The Thailand multi-country office covers activities in Thailand, and also covers, without a presence, Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam.
Population and financial overview
Data on population and financials are available at the multi-country office level, which oversees operations across several countries.
Thailand
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