Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled by country
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Countries reporting
179
Highest
3.49 million
Iran
Lowest
0
Vanuatu
Median
11,836
Years covered
74
1951–2024
Data points
7,634
What the numbers show
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 3.49 million in Iran; 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, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 3.49 million | 2024 | up 255.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Turkey | 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 517,404 | 2024 | up 332.1% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 515,677 | 2024 | up 339.9% | rising |
| 17 | South Sudan | 514,794 | 2024 | up 107.5% | rising |
| 18 | United States | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Syria | 11,635 | 2024 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Russia | 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 | South 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 | Cote 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 | 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 | 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 | Laos | 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 | Vietnam | 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 (Dutch part) | 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 | Nauru | 5 | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Curacao | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Grenada | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Macao | 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 |
How this figure is calculated
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees by country of asylum UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.