Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita by country
Refugee population by country or territory of origin 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
197
Highest
0.2412 units per person
Syria
Lowest
0 units per person
Tuvalu
Median
0.0002 units per person
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
7,082
What the numbers show
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 0.2412 units per person in Syria; the lowest is 0 units per person in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0002 units per person, and the mean is 0.007 units per person.
Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 6,169.8%), and the largest decrease in Marshall Islands (down 100.0%).
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria | 0.2412 units per person | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 2 | South Sudan | 0.1918 units per person | 2024 | up 249.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Eritrea | 0.1559 units per person | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Ukraine | 0.1352 units per person | 2024 | up 2,516.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 0.1352 units per person | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 0.1301 units per person | 2024 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Somalia | 0.047 units per person | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan | 0.0415 units per person | 2024 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Myanmar | 0.0243 units per person | 2024 | up 156.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Burundi | 0.023 units per person | 2024 | up 242.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 0.0175 units per person | 2024 | up 150.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 0.015 units per person | 2024 | up 1,262.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Mali | 0.0145 units per person | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Venezuela | 0.013 units per person | 2024 | up 4,822.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Haiti | 0.0126 units per person | 2024 | up 251.7% | volatile |
| 16 | El Salvador | 0.0113 units per person | 2024 | up 536.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0097 units per person | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Bhutan | 0.0094 units per person | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Honduras | 0.0093 units per person | 2024 | up 1,933.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Albania | 0.0092 units per person | 2024 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0085 units per person | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Palestine | 0.0083 units per person | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Mauritania | 0.0074 units per person | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 0.0067 units per person | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 25 | Iraq | 0.0066 units per person | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 0.0064 units per person | 2024 | up 6,169.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Armenia | 0.0053 units per person | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Croatia | 0.0046 units per person | 2024 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Georgia | 0.0043 units per person | 2024 | up 141.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Nicaragua | 0.0043 units per person | 2024 | up 1,566.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Cameroon | 0.0038 units per person | 2024 | up 674.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Bahamas | 0.0036 units per person | 2024 | up 539.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Gambia | 0.0029 units per person | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea | 0.0029 units per person | 2024 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Comoros | 0.0027 units per person | 2024 | up 228.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Moldova | 0.0026 units per person | 2024 | up 232.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Libya | 0.0023 units per person | 2024 | up 258.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Congo | 0.0022 units per person | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Cuba | 0.0022 units per person | 2024 | up 227.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Nigeria | 0.002 units per person | 2024 | up 310.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Guatemala | 0.002 units per person | 2024 | up 313.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Belarus | 0.0019 units per person | 2024 | up 326.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0018 units per person | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Djibouti | 0.0018 units per person | 2024 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Iran | 0.0017 units per person | 2024 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 46 | Lebanon | 0.0016 units per person | 2024 | up 144.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Turkey | 0.0016 units per person | 2024 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Niger | 0.0016 units per person | 2024 | up 4,207.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Togo | 0.0015 units per person | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Colombia | 0.0015 units per person | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Barbados | 0.0015 units per person | 2024 | up 398.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominica | 0.0013 units per person | 2024 | up 167.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Yemen | 0.0013 units per person | 2024 | up 1,358.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 0.0012 units per person | 2024 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Montenegro | 0.0012 units per person | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 56 | North Macedonia | 0.0011 units per person | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.001 units per person | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Sierra Leone | 0.0009 units per person | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0009 units per person | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Liberia | 0.0009 units per person | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Jamaica | 0.0009 units per person | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Saint Lucia | 0.0009 units per person | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0009 units per person | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Grenada | 0.0009 units per person | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Laos | 0.0008 units per person | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Chad | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Mongolia | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Senegal | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Russia | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Cambodia | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Kuwait | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | up 132.0% | rising |
| 72 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Ghana | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 44.5% | rising |
| 76 | Jordan | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Nauru | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Tonga | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | up 345.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Guyana | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Gabon | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | up 312.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | up 345.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Pakistan | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Angola | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 29.7% | rising |
| 87 | Mexico | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | up 236.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Tunisia | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Morocco | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | up 525.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Ecuador | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | up 449.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Fiji | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Nepal | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Belize | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Chile | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 661.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Namibia | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Mauritius | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 192.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Hungary | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Uganda | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Kenya | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Egypt | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Vietnam | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Peru | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Algeria | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Bahrain | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Bangladesh | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Romania | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Maldives | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Monaco | 0.0001 units per person | 2019 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 112 | Israel | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Slovakia | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Eswatini | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 115 | China | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Botswana | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Czechia | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Latvia | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Dominican Republic | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 180.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Estonia | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Seychelles | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Suriname | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Bermuda | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Bulgaria | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Panama | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 245.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Benin | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Cayman Islands | 0.0001 units per person | 2022 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 128 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 203.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Andorra | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Solomon Islands | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 132 | Curacao | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 77.2% | falling |
| 133 | Bolivia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Poland | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Uruguay | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Lithuania | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Kiribati | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Samoa | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Malaysia | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Indonesia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Hong Kong | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 822.4% | volatile |
| 143 | India | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 240.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Cape Verde | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Malawi | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Paraguay | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Brazil | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 390.0% | volatile |
| 148 | United Arab Emirates | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Qatar | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 112.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Oman | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 257.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Macao | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 171.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 82.6% | falling |
| 153 | Madagascar | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 154 | Tanzania | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 155 | South Africa | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 141.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Malta | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Zambia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Ireland | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 738.6% | volatile |
| 160 | United States | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Lesotho | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 162 | North Korea | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Portugal | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 256.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Argentina | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 165 | New Zealand | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 217.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Greece | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Sweden | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 399.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Slovenia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Belgium | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Netherlands | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 102.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Canada | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 198.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Singapore | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Luxembourg | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | rising |
| 174 | Cyprus | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Philippines | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 176 | United Kingdom | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 183.9% | rising |
| 177 | Italy | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 327.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Thailand | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Germany | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Norway | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Austria | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 514.6% | volatile |
| 182 | East Timor | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Spain | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 175.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Mozambique | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 185 | South Korea | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Denmark | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 187 | France | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Australia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Finland | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Switzerland | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Japan | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Brunei | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Iceland | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Puerto Rico | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | San Marino | 0 units per person | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Tuvalu | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Refugee population by country or territory of origin 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 origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Refugees by country of origin 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 origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.