Refugee population by country or territory of asylum by country
Countries reporting
179
Highest
3.49 million
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Lowest
0
Vanuatu
Median
11,836
Years covered
74
1951–2024
Data points
7,465
What the numbers show
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 3.49 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of; the lowest is 0 in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 11,836, and the mean is 174,445.
Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 51,445.1%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.49 million | 2024 | up 255.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Türkiye | 2.94 million | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 2.75 million | 2024 | up 1,167.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Uganda | 1.76 million | 2024 | up 356.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 1.56 million | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 6 | Chad | 1.28 million | 2024 | up 182.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Poland | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 6,313.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 332.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Sudan | 793,395 | 2024 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Lebanon | 758,642 | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 721,771 | 2024 | up 186.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Jordan | 643,641 | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Kenya | 604,257 | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 517,404 | 2024 | up 332.1% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 515,677 | 2024 | up 339.9% | rising |
| 17 | South Sudan | 514,794 | 2024 | up 107.5% | rising |
| 18 | United States of America | 435,333 | 2024 | up 62.9% | falling |
| 19 | Spain | 429,333 | 2024 | up 7,306.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Cameroon | 427,706 | 2024 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Czechia | 391,133 | 2024 | up 12,400.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Niger | 369,836 | 2024 | up 375.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Iraq | 318,461 | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Italy | 312,849 | 2024 | up 233.8% | volatile |
| 25 | China | 303,405 | 2020 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 284,828 | 2024 | up 369.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Canada | 269,496 | 2024 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Netherlands | 263,399 | 2024 | up 219.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Brazil | 257,079 | 2024 | up 3,337.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Egypt | 238,014 | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 31 | India | 236,763 | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Libya | 200,335 | 2024 | up 616.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Switzerland | 196,167 | 2024 | up 213.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 184,529 | 2024 | up 8,399.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Belgium | 183,551 | 2024 | up 529.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Algeria | 183,368 | 2024 | up 94.8% | flat |
| 37 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 176,859 | 2024 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Sweden | 163,029 | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Mauritania | 155,193 | 2024 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Mexico | 150,836 | 2024 | up 8,187.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Armenia | 144,379 | 2024 | up 718.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovakia | 144,269 | 2024 | up 18,138.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Malaysia | 138,417 | 2024 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Republic of Moldova | 135,941 | 2024 | up 41,987.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Mali | 135,533 | 2024 | up 792.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Ireland | 124,730 | 2024 | up 2,038.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Norway | 123,981 | 2024 | up 163.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 116,450 | 2024 | up 1,031.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Rwanda | 114,368 | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 108,747 | 2024 | up 886.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Denmark | 98,204 | 2024 | up 452.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Nigeria | 96,387 | 2024 | up 7,692.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Finland | 93,182 | 2024 | up 690.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Burundi | 89,075 | 2024 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Thailand | 84,421 | 2024 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 56 | Zambia | 79,275 | 2024 | up 210.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Hungary | 72,359 | 2024 | up 2,435.3% | volatile |
| 58 | South Africa | 71,171 | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Portugal | 68,603 | 2024 | up 9,644.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 65,833 | 2024 | up 10,383.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Congo | 62,052 | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Lithuania | 53,561 | 2024 | up 5,218.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Latvia | 49,220 | 2024 | up 29,197.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Togo | 47,494 | 2024 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Yemen | 46,827 | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Cyprus | 45,750 | 2024 | up 793.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Central African Republic | 45,108 | 2024 | up 486.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Belarus | 43,397 | 2024 | up 4,622.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Estonia | 42,267 | 2024 | up 51,445.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 39,915 | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Malawi | 35,510 | 2024 | up 504.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 31,632 | 2024 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Georgia | 31,027 | 2024 | up 3,516.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Australia | 29,511 | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Japan | 29,068 | 2024 | up 1,034.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Croatia | 28,707 | 2024 | up 3,865.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Angola | 25,275 | 2024 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Djibouti | 23,987 | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 23,678 | 2024 | up 4,792.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Ecuador | 23,218 | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 81 | North Macedonia | 20,911 | 2024 | up 2,276.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Afghanistan | 20,866 | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Nepal | 19,598 | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Somalia | 19,503 | 2024 | up 613.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 19,333 | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Montenegro | 18,670 | 2024 | up 189.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Benin | 16,232 | 2024 | up 3,820.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Slovenia | 12,524 | 2024 | up 4,889.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 12,157 | 2024 | up 499.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Senegal | 11,836 | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11,635 | 2024 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Russian Federation | 10,077 | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 10,059 | 2024 | up 822.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Albania | 9,381 | 2024 | up 8,351.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Zimbabwe | 9,240 | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 8,505 | 2024 | up 6,814.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Iceland | 7,879 | 2024 | up 8,372.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Malta | 7,814 | 2024 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Indonesia | 7,799 | 2024 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Papua New Guinea | 7,732 | 2024 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 101 | Ghana | 7,479 | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Morocco | 7,470 | 2024 | up 519.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Peru | 6,742 | 2024 | up 428.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 6,431 | 2024 | up 395.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Paraguay | 6,071 | 2024 | up 3,974.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Mozambique | 5,370 | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Namibia | 5,258 | 2024 | up 197.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Argentina | 4,409 | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Republic of Korea | 4,241 | 2024 | up 264.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Gambia | 3,964 | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 3,409 | 2024 | up 9,926.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,328 | 2024 | up 4,278.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Tunisia | 2,955 | 2024 | up 230.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Panama | 2,658 | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Chile | 2,443 | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Ukraine | 2,389 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 117 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,377 | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Guinea | 2,171 | 2024 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 119 | New Zealand | 2,063 | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 1,377 | 2024 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Uruguay | 1,322 | 2024 | up 420.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Colombia | 1,306 | 2024 | up 559.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Guatemala | 1,306 | 2024 | up 716.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Eswatini | 1,295 | 2024 | up 153.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Israel | 1,266 | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Liberia | 1,167 | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1,117 | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 128 | Philippines | 962 | 2024 | up 351.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Liechtenstein | 841 | 2024 | up 724.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Botswana | 816 | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 495 | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Kuwait | 488 | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Saudi Arabia | 448 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Lesotho | 419 | 2024 | up 874.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Nicaragua | 311 | 2023 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Oman | 294 | 2024 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Belize | 286 | 2024 | up 2,760.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Hong Kong, China | 260 | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Bahrain | 250 | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | 232 | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Honduras | 202 | 2024 | up 621.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Qatar | 197 | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Gabon | 179 | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Cuba | 130 | 2024 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 145 | El Salvador | 120 | 2024 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Eritrea | 119 | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Madagascar | 83 | 2024 | up 654.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 80 | 1987 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Cayman Islands | 50 | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Jamaica | 31 | 2022 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Guyana | 27 | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 24 | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Suriname | 24 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 154 | Cambodia | 23 | 2024 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Viet Nam | 19 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Dominican Republic | 18 | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Monaco | 17 | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 158 | Fiji | 15 | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Sint Maarten | 12 | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Mongolia | 11 | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 160 | French Guiana | 11 | 1994 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Bahamas | 10 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Mauritius | 10 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 165 | Barbados | 5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Comoros | 5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Haiti | 5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Lucia | 5 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 165 | Naoero | 5 | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Curaçao | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Grenada | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Macau, China | 0 | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Singapore | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |