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