Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita by country
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
178
Highest
0.1307 units per person
Lebanon
Lowest
0 units per person
Vanuatu
Median
0.001 units per person
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
7,300
What the numbers show
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 0.1307 units per person in Lebanon; the lowest is 0 units per person in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.001 units per person, and the mean is 0.008 units per person.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 49,967.3%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 0.1307 units per person | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Chad | 0.063 units per person | 2024 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Moldova | 0.0566 units per person | 2024 | up 49,967.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Jordan | 0.0557 units per person | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Armenia | 0.0476 units per person | 2024 | up 713.4% | volatile |
| 6 | South Sudan | 0.0431 units per person | 2024 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 7 | Iran | 0.0381 units per person | 2024 | up 216.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Czechia | 0.0359 units per person | 2024 | up 11,965.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 0.0352 units per person | 2024 | up 232.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Turkey | 0.0344 units per person | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Cyprus | 0.0337 units per person | 2024 | up 690.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Germany | 0.0329 units per person | 2024 | up 1,128.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Austria | 0.031 units per person | 2024 | up 336.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Estonia | 0.0308 units per person | 2024 | up 49,274.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Mauritania | 0.03 units per person | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Montenegro | 0.0299 units per person | 2024 | up 189.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 0.0276 units per person | 2024 | up 6,568.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Libya | 0.0271 units per person | 2024 | up 523.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Slovakia | 0.0266 units per person | 2024 | up 18,127.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Latvia | 0.0264 units per person | 2024 | up 31,201.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Ireland | 0.0231 units per person | 2024 | up 1,746.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Norway | 0.0222 units per person | 2024 | up 143.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Switzerland | 0.0218 units per person | 2024 | up 185.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Liechtenstein | 0.0208 units per person | 2024 | up 659.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Djibouti | 0.0205 units per person | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Iceland | 0.0204 units per person | 2024 | up 7,076.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Lithuania | 0.0185 units per person | 2024 | up 5,309.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 0.0169 units per person | 2024 | up 983.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Finland | 0.0166 units per person | 2024 | up 668.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Denmark | 0.0164 units per person | 2024 | up 421.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Sudan | 0.0157 units per person | 2024 | up 119.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 0.0155 units per person | 2024 | up 494.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Sweden | 0.0154 units per person | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 0.0149 units per person | 2024 | up 657.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Cameroon | 0.0147 units per person | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Netherlands | 0.0146 units per person | 2024 | up 199.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Malta | 0.0137 units per person | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Niger | 0.0137 units per person | 2024 | up 237.8% | volatile |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 0.0115 units per person | 2024 | up 2,397.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Greece | 0.0112 units per person | 2024 | up 1,084.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Kenya | 0.0107 units per person | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 42 | France | 0.0105 units per person | 2024 | up 176.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Congo | 0.0098 units per person | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Romania | 0.0097 units per person | 2024 | up 8,782.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Spain | 0.0088 units per person | 2024 | up 6,944.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 0.0085 units per person | 2024 | up 408.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Georgia | 0.0081 units per person | 2024 | up 3,427.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Rwanda | 0.008 units per person | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 0.0076 units per person | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Hungary | 0.0076 units per person | 2024 | up 2,507.2% | volatile |
| 51 | United Kingdom | 0.0074 units per person | 2024 | up 310.3% | rising |
| 52 | Croatia | 0.0074 units per person | 2024 | up 4,209.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Iraq | 0.0069 units per person | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Canada | 0.0065 units per person | 2024 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Portugal | 0.0064 units per person | 2024 | up 9,377.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Burundi | 0.0063 units per person | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Pakistan | 0.0062 units per person | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 0.0062 units per person | 2024 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovenia | 0.0059 units per person | 2024 | up 4,736.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 0.0058 units per person | 2024 | up 293.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Togo | 0.0056 units per person | 2024 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Mali | 0.0055 units per person | 2024 | up 556.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Italy | 0.0053 units per person | 2024 | up 241.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Belarus | 0.0048 units per person | 2024 | up 4,785.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0047 units per person | 2024 | up 210.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Albania | 0.0039 units per person | 2024 | up 9,761.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Algeria | 0.0039 units per person | 2024 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Malaysia | 0.0039 units per person | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Zambia | 0.0037 units per person | 2024 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0033 units per person | 2024 | up 3,900.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 0.0032 units per person | 2024 | up 8,969.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Tanzania | 0.0026 units per person | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0024 units per person | 2024 | up 4,205.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Egypt | 0.002 units per person | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Namibia | 0.0017 units per person | 2024 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | 0.0017 units per person | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Malawi | 0.0016 units per person | 2024 | up 364.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Gambia | 0.0014 units per person | 2024 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 79 | United States | 0.0013 units per person | 2024 | up 53.0% | falling |
| 80 | Ecuador | 0.0013 units per person | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Brazil | 0.0012 units per person | 2024 | up 3,144.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Thailand | 0.0012 units per person | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 83 | Yemen | 0.0012 units per person | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Mexico | 0.0012 units per person | 2024 | up 7,486.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 0.0011 units per person | 2024 | up 377.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Benin | 0.0011 units per person | 2024 | up 2,890.2% | volatile |
| 87 | South Africa | 0.0011 units per person | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Australia | 0.0011 units per person | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Eswatini | 0.001 units per person | 2024 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Somalia | 0.001 units per person | 2024 | up 401.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Paraguay | 0.0009 units per person | 2024 | up 3,469.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Belize | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | up 2,292.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Venezuela | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Cayman Islands | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | up 708.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Angola | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Nepal | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Senegal | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | up 363.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Panama | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Afghanistan | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Syria | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Turkmenistan | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | up 8,027.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Monaco | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 106 | Nauru | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Nigeria | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | up 6,125.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Uruguay | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | up 415.8% | volatile |
| 109 | New Zealand | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Botswana | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Tunisia | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 203.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Japan | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 1,064.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 5,647.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Ghana | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 116 | China | 0.0002 units per person | 2020 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 117 | Liberia | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Peru | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 365.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Morocco | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 456.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Lesotho | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 767.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 122 | India | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Bahrain | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Mozambique | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Guinea | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Israel | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 128 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 141.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Chile | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Kuwait | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Argentina | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Bolivia | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 30.0% | falling |
| 134 | South Korea | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 257.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Guatemala | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 595.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Gabon | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Russia | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Qatar | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Ukraine | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 141 | Oman | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Nicaragua | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Suriname | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Hong Kong | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Eritrea | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Guyana | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Lucia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Indonesia | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Bahamas | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Colombia | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 480.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Laos | 0 units per person | 1987 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 152 | El Salvador | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 253.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Honduras | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 504.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Barbados | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Fiji | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 111.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Saudi Arabia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Cuba | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Jamaica | 0 units per person | 2022 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Sri Lanka | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Philippines | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 304.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Mauritius | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Comoros | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Mongolia | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Madagascar | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 484.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Dominican Republic | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Cambodia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Haiti | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Vietnam | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Cape Verde | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Curacao | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Grenada | 0 units per person | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Macao | 0 units per person | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Singapore | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Sierra Leone | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 0 units per person | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Refugees by country of asylum UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.