Refugee population by country or territory of origin, gaps filled by country
Refugee population by country or territory of origin with 133 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
202
Highest
5.95 million
Syria
Lowest
0
Anguilla
Median
1,127
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
7,323
What the numbers show
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, gaps filled is currently reported for 202 countries. The highest value is 5.95 million in Syria; the lowest is 0 in Anguilla.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,127, and the mean is 151,911.
Over the past decade 132 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 7,999.4%), and the largest decrease in Marshall Islands (down 100.0%).
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria | 5.95 million | 2024 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 5.77 million | 2024 | up 122.1% | falling |
| 3 | Ukraine | 5.12 million | 2024 | up 2,054.7% | volatile |
| 4 | South Sudan | 2.29 million | 2024 | up 271.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Sudan | 2.09 million | 2024 | up 214.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Myanmar | 1.32 million | 2024 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.06 million | 2024 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Somalia | 894,049 | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 693,488 | 2024 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Eritrea | 551,296 | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Nigeria | 467,605 | 2024 | up 414.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Venezuela | 370,169 | 2024 | up 4,521.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Mali | 354,075 | 2024 | up 154.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Burundi | 322,462 | 2024 | up 344.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Iraq | 305,493 | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Rwanda | 249,087 | 2024 | up 213.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Western Sahara | 174,578 | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 164,418 | 2024 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Iran | 158,166 | 2024 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 20 | China | 153,564 | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Azerbaijan | 153,154 | 2024 | up 1,357.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 150,081 | 2024 | up 7,999.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Haiti | 148,252 | 2024 | up 299.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 147,033 | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 25 | Turkey | 139,640 | 2024 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Cameroon | 109,864 | 2024 | up 923.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Honduras | 100,969 | 2024 | up 2,328.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Russia | 96,869 | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Pakistan | 86,259 | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 77,775 | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 31 | El Salvador | 71,765 | 2024 | up 554.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Yemen | 51,357 | 2024 | up 1,858.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Niger | 44,119 | 2024 | up 5,960.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Palestine | 43,701 | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Guinea | 42,096 | 2024 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 36 | India | 39,303 | 2024 | up 276.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Mexico | 39,241 | 2024 | up 267.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Mauritania | 38,111 | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 39 | Guatemala | 36,323 | 2024 | up 385.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 30,020 | 2024 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 29,442 | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 28,473 | 2024 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26,821 | 2024 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Cuba | 23,865 | 2024 | up 218.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Egypt | 23,736 | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Albania | 21,875 | 2024 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Vietnam | 19,961 | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 17,891 | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Belarus | 17,704 | 2024 | up 312.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Libya | 17,235 | 2024 | up 311.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Georgia | 16,554 | 2024 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Armenia | 15,933 | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Ghana | 15,078 | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Chad | 14,617 | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Congo | 14,110 | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Senegal | 12,947 | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Togo | 12,685 | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Angola | 12,545 | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Kenya | 11,696 | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Cambodia | 11,474 | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Morocco | 10,609 | 2024 | up 596.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Uganda | 10,377 | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Lebanon | 9,534 | 2024 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Indonesia | 9,172 | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Algeria | 8,800 | 2024 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Gambia | 8,140 | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 8,042 | 2024 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 7,992 | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Nepal | 7,840 | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Bhutan | 7,433 | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Laos | 6,556 | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Peru | 6,459 | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Moldova | 6,236 | 2024 | up 179.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 5,152 | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Liberia | 5,086 | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Brazil | 5,072 | 2024 | up 419.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Ecuador | 5,015 | 2024 | up 521.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Jordan | 4,990 | 2024 | up 191.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Chile | 4,809 | 2024 | up 742.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 4,119 | 2024 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 4,045 | 2024 | up 460.2% | volatile |
| 82 | United States | 4,004 | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Tunisia | 3,593 | 2024 | up 143.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,400 | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Kuwait | 3,019 | 2024 | up 210.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Romania | 2,919 | 2024 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Turkmenistan | 2,580 | 2024 | up 448.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Jamaica | 2,552 | 2024 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Mongolia | 2,501 | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Saudi Arabia | 2,332 | 2024 | up 278.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Comoros | 2,322 | 2024 | up 300.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Djibouti | 2,055 | 2024 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 2,013 | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Hungary | 1,984 | 2024 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,900 | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Poland | 1,528 | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Bahamas | 1,449 | 2024 | up 570.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Israel | 1,307 | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Tanzania | 1,259 | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Malaysia | 1,209 | 2024 | up 164.0% | volatile |
| 101 | South Africa | 1,174 | 2024 | up 178.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Dominican Republic | 1,080 | 2024 | up 210.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Benin | 1,064 | 2024 | up 222.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Czechia | 1,057 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Gabon | 948 | 2024 | up 429.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Philippines | 785 | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Montenegro | 763 | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Slovakia | 664 | 2024 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Namibia | 646 | 2024 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Bolivia | 612 | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Madagascar | 604 | 2024 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Malawi | 570 | 2024 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Papua New Guinea | 504 | 2024 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Bulgaria | 498 | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 474 | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Argentina | 464 | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Equatorial Guinea | 426 | 2024 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 118 | United Kingdom | 417 | 2024 | up 204.4% | rising |
| 119 | Barbados | 415 | 2024 | up 406.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Germany | 348 | 2024 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Zambia | 337 | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Panama | 333 | 2024 | up 301.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 316 | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Guyana | 313 | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Canada | 309 | 2024 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Thailand | 300 | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Bahrain | 289 | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 128 | North Korea | 283 | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Italy | 263 | 2024 | up 317.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritius | 263 | 2024 | up 189.0% | volatile |
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | 261 | 2024 | up 210.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Botswana | 249 | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Fiji | 248 | 2024 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Hong Kong | 240 | 2024 | up 860.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 186 | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Latvia | 179 | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Spain | 174 | 2024 | up 190.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Paraguay | 170 | 2024 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 160 | 2024 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Eswatini | 150 | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 141 | South Korea | 142 | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 142 | France | 139 | 2024 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Netherlands | 136 | 2024 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Uruguay | 131 | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Estonia | 126 | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Oman | 118 | 2024 | up 372.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Mozambique | 114 | 2024 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Lithuania | 111 | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Portugal | 110 | 2024 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Belize | 104 | 2024 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Grenada | 100 | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Sweden | 98 | 2024 | up 444.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Greece | 97 | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Belgium | 93 | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 91 | 2024 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Dominica | 88 | 2024 | up 151.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Maldives | 76 | 2024 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Ireland | 68 | 2024 | up 871.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Qatar | 65 | 2024 | up 182.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Japan | 55 | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 161 | New Zealand | 52 | 2024 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Suriname | 50 | 2024 | up 194.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Singapore | 45 | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 44 | 2024 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 165 | Tonga | 42 | 2024 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Austria | 33 | 2024 | up 560.0% | volatile |
| 166 | French Guiana | 33 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Australia | 31 | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 27 | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Lesotho | 25 | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Norway | 22 | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Slovenia | 17 | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Guadeloupe | 17 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Denmark | 16 | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Macao | 15 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 14 | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 14 | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 178 | Cyprus | 10 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 178 | Malta | 10 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Seychelles | 10 | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Curacao | 8 | 2024 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 181 | Samoa | 8 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Andorra | 5 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 183 | Bermuda | 5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Switzerland | 5 | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Cayman Islands | 5 | 2022 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 183 | Finland | 5 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 183 | Kiribati | 5 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 183 | Luxembourg | 5 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 183 | Monaco | 5 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 183 | Nauru | 5 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 183 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5 | 2024 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 183 | East Timor | 5 | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Vanuatu | 5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Niue | 5 | 2024 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 196 | Brunei | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Iceland | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | San Marino | 0 | 2005 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 196 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 196 | Anguilla | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Refugee population by country or territory of origin with 133 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 origin UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Refugee population by country or territory of origin with 133 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.