Refugees in Indonesia

Roshan works with refugees and asylum seekers: people forcefully displaced from their home countries by war and/or persecution. As Indonesia is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, refugees in Indonesia are waiting indefinitely for resettlement to a country that will accept them as permanent residents.

The following data is based on the UNHCR Indonesia Monthly Statistical Report (February 2023).

12,710
refugees & asylum seekers in Indonesia

6,735 are in Jakarta & surrounding areas.

Refugees in Indonesia are primarily urban refugees.
They live spread across cities and other urban areas rather than in large refugee camps.

Female

32%

Male

68%

Children

27%

Primary Countries of Origin

53%

Afghanistan

10%

Somalia

4%

Sudan

4%

Yemen

3%

Sri Lanka

2%

Iran

2%

Pakistan

2%

Palestine

9%

Myannmar

5%

Iraq

Facts about Refugees

Document updated on March 2023. The following data is based on the UNHCR Indonesia Monthly Statistical Report (February 2023).

Other Organizations & Agencies

Refugee-led Organizations or Learning Centers

The Archipelago (literary magazine)

Jakarta:

Tangerang:

Cisarua/Bogor: 
Most RLO’s operate or are based in the Cisarua and Bogor areas on the outskirts of southern Jakarta, where a large population of refugees live due to lower living costs. 

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