Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
170
Highest
474.58 % change on previous year
Benin
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Sierra Leone
Median
2 % change on previous year
Years covered
73
1952–2024
Data points
6,838
What the numbers show
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 474.58 % change on previous year in Benin; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone.
The median across all reporting countries is 2 % change on previous year, and the mean is 5.25 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Algeria (up 352,070.0%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 7,314.9%).
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benin | 474.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 302.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 140 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Romania | 110.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 357.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Mali | 103.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,599.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Mauritius | 100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Algeria | 85.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 352,070.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Albania | 84.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 442.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Madagascar | 69.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Togo | 68.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,111.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Canada | 59.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 946.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 54.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 555.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Denmark | 42.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7,233.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 40.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 553.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Mauritania | 37.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 305.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Nigeria | 37.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 241.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 37.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Niger | 36.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 35.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,088.8% | volatile |
| 20 | South Sudan | 35.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 333.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Belize | 33.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 164.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Guatemala | 32.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 722.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Lesotho | 31.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Japan | 30.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,348.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Mexico | 20.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6,212.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 20.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,923.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Norway | 19.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 867.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Georgia | 19.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,382.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Slovenia | 18.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Cyprus | 17.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Chad | 16.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 281.2% | volatile |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 313.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Croatia | 14.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Hungary | 14.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 14.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Slovakia | 13.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 37 | El Salvador | 13.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 161.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 12.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 39 | New Zealand | 12.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 471.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Kenya | 12.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 295.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Uganda | 11.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | 11.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 299.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 11.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Spain | 11.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Iraq | 11.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Honduras | 10.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Netherlands | 10.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 10.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 204.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Austria | 10.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Mongolia | 10 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Somalia | 9.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Ireland | 9.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 458.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Zambia | 9.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Belgium | 9.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Portugal | 9.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Brazil | 9.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 57 | France | 8.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Belarus | 8.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Eswatini | 7.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 287.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Latvia | 7.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Argentina | 7.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Botswana | 7.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 255.2% | volatile |
| 63 | United States of America | 6.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 372.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Germany | 6.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 65 | South Africa | 6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Ghana | 5.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 579.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | 5.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Italy | 4.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Republic of Korea | 4.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Burundi | 4.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Chile | 4.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 200.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Mozambique | 4.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Gambia | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Djibouti | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Poland | 3.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 190.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Czechia | 3.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Finland | 3.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 3.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 502.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Philippines | 3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 2.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Uruguay | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Israel | 2.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Congo | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Cayman Islands | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Namibia | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Switzerland | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Malaysia | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Paraguay | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Malawi | 0.8778 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Estonia | 0.6237 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Peru | 0.447 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Angola | 0.4012 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.2954 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Liberia | 0.2577 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Nepal | 0.0817 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 97 | China | 0.0086 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 2,679.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Suriname | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Viet Nam | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | French Guiana | 0 % change on previous year | 1994 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Senegal | -0.1687 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 192.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Nicaragua | -0.3205 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Guinea | -0.9128 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 137.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Egypt | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 139.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Rwanda | -1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 272.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Bahrain | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Oman | -2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Panama | -2.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | -2.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Syria | -3.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,994.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Thailand | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Lebanon | -3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Armenia | -3.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Cambodia | -4.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Cuba | -4.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -4.76 % change on previous year | 1984 | down 108.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Ukraine | -4.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 157.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Colombia | -5.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | -5.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Jordan | -5.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 410.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Saudi Arabia | -6.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,793.2% | volatile |
| 132 | India | -6.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 204.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -6.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -7.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Indonesia | -7.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Zimbabwe | -8.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Türkiye | -9.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Uzbekistan | -9.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Iceland | -9.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Morocco | -9.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Cameroon | -11.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Gabon | -12.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Hong Kong | -13.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Sudan | -13.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Australia | -14.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 561.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Kuwait | -14.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 322.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Kyrgyzstan | -14.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 532.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Yemen | -15.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 332.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Libya | -16.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 106.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Pakistan | -21.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 213.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Tunisia | -26.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 212.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Papua New Guinea | -26.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,012.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Luxembourg | -26.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 226.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Sweden | -31.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 227.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Lithuania | -33.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 442.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Malta | -33.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -34.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | -38.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Greece | -39.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Afghanistan | -40.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,058.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Comoros | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Ecuador | -63.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7,314.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Montenegro | -71.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 199.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Dominican Republic | -97.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 523.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Russian Federation | -99.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,197.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Bahamas | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Curacao | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 600.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Macao | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 800.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Naoero | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 416.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Sierra Leone | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 108.1% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Refugees by country of asylum UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.