Refugee population by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Refugee population by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
191
Highest
326.09 % change on previous year
Sweden
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
East Timor
Median
13.26 % change on previous year
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
6,616
What the numbers show
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 326.09 % change on previous year in Sweden; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in East Timor.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.26 % change on previous year, and the mean is 21.84 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Western Sahara (up 486,746.0%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong (down 854.3%).
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, annual growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 326.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 225.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,671.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Spain | 210.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,850.0% | volatile |
| 4 | France | 178 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,147.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 173.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 895.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 152.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,391.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Portugal | 144.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Slovenia | 142.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,028.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 112.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7,274.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Estonia | 110 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,365.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Lesotho | 108.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Netherlands | 102.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,419.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Cyprus | 100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 98.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,700.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Western Sahara | 91.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 486,746.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Mexico | 79.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 484.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Niger | 77.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 872.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Lithuania | 76.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 572.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Belgium | 75.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Germany | 66.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,717.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Botswana | 66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 65.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 63.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 848.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Romania | 59.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 437.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Togo | 59.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 694.7% | volatile |
| 26 | India | 55.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,113.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Argentina | 54.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 397.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Israel | 52.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,019.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 52.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 597.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Kenya | 46.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11,740.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Namibia | 44.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 352.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Belize | 44.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 228.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Austria | 43.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Chad | 43.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,618.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Panama | 42.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 365.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Grenada | 42.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,457.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Mali | 42.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 575.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Uruguay | 40.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 335.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Sudan | 39.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,421.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Turkmenistan | 39.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 721.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Barbados | 39.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 312.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Canada | 38.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 825.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Saint Lucia | 36.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Peru | 36.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 507.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Antigua and Barbuda | 35.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 497.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Bahamas | 35.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 830.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Thailand | 35.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,476.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 35.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 236.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Tanzania | 34.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 288.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Brazil | 33.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6,688.0% | volatile |
| 52 | New Zealand | 33.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 53 | South Korea | 32.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,052.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Kuwait | 32.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10,466.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Bolivia | 30.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Latvia | 29.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 407.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Norway | 29.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Lebanon | 28.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Cuba | 28.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,741.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Tunisia | 28.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 229.0% | volatile |
| 62 | South Africa | 27.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,982.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 26.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 316.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Guyana | 26.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 309.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Jordan | 25.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 363.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Oman | 24.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Uganda | 23.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 298.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Solomon Islands | 22.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 21.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Philippines | 21.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 368.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Singapore | 21.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 319.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Haiti | 21.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 651.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Malaysia | 21.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 602.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Montenegro | 20.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Dominica | 20.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 240.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Morocco | 20.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Jamaica | 19.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Fiji | 19.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 220.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Honduras | 19.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Suriname | 19.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 82 | North Korea | 18.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Ecuador | 18.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Bangladesh | 18.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 85 | French Guiana | 17.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 17.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 444.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Benin | 17.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Belarus | 17.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 942.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Eswatini | 17.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Moldova | 16.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,746.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Uzbekistan | 16.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 587.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Algeria | 15.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 517.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Japan | 14.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 94 | United Arab Emirates | 13.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Nigeria | 13.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 183.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Georgia | 12.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 958.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Russia | 12.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 346.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Qatar | 12.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Djibouti | 11.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Saudi Arabia | 11.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Papua New Guinea | 11.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Bhutan | 11.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Paraguay | 9.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 320.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 166.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Gabon | 9.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,804.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Turkey | 9.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 331.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Guinea | 9.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Angola | 9.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 215.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Vietnam | 8.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,132.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 8.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Ghana | 8.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Senegal | 8.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Maldives | 8.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Kazakhstan | 8.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Nepal | 8.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 8.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Madagascar | 8.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 229.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 8.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 234.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Mauritius | 7.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Malawi | 7.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Zimbabwe | 7.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Yemen | 6.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Australia | 6.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Guatemala | 6.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Venezuela | 6.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 240.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Palestine | 6.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 425.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Somalia | 6.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 552.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Comoros | 5.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Slovakia | 5.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 468.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Armenia | 5.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 539.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Liberia | 5.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 133 | El Salvador | 4.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Mongolia | 4.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Iran | 4.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Zambia | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 3.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Ethiopia | 3.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Myanmar | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,582.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Egypt | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Tonga | 2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Congo | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Croatia | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Mauritania | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 488.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Sri Lanka | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 234.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Burundi | 0.8144 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 472.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Gambia | 0.4071 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Laos | 0.0763 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Curacao | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Cayman Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Macao | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | South Sudan | -0.0811 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Albania | -0.2007 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 139.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Rwanda | -0.3437 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Cameroon | -0.7525 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Cambodia | -1.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Eritrea | -1.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Mozambique | -2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Azerbaijan | -3.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Libya | -4.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.9% | volatile |
| 167 | China | -4.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 154.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Greece | -4.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Bahrain | -4.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Syria | -6.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Iraq | -7.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Hungary | -7.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 301.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Central African Republic | -8.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Pakistan | -8.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Afghanistan | -9.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 738.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Ukraine | -14.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Niue | -16.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Indonesia | -21.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 750.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Cape Verde | -26.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 215.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -26.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Nauru | -28.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Hong Kong | -31.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 854.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Colombia | -32.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 255.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | -54.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 141.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Andorra | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 500.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Switzerland | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 220.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Denmark | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Finland | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 500.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Ireland | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Iceland | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Kiribati | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Malta | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 185 | East Timor | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Refugee population by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Refugees by country of origin 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 origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.