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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
183 places, 7,465 data points, 1951–2024
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