Asylum-seekers by country of origin
Compare asylum-seekers by country of origin across 191 ISO-mapped countries or territories using one fixed 2025 official-source dataset.
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Key Insights
- •Coverage: 191 ISO-mapped countries or territories in 2025.
- •Published range: 0 to 1.18116e+06 people.
- •Discovery motivation: Google Trends Germany surfaced Sergey Lavrov, motivating an auditable cross-country view of unresolved international-protection claims by origin.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 38,759.9people)
About This Statistic
Asylum-seekers are individuals who have sought international protection and whose claims for refugee status have not yet been determined. This includes those who are in various stages of the asylum process, such as initial application, appeal, or awaiting final decision. In specific contexts, asylum-seekers may also include those who are seeking protection under complementary forms of protection, and those enjoying temporary protection, but whose claims are still under consideration.
MapTheory retains one fixed reference year and unit. Only finite values mapped to ISO 3166-1 numeric codes are included; aggregates, missing values and non-ISO geographies are excluded. No value is estimated or carried across years beyond modeling explicitly documented by the publisher.
Methodology
Asylum-seekers are individuals who have sought international protection and whose claims for refugee status have not yet been determined. This includes those who are in various stages of the asylum process, such as initial application, appeal, or awaiting final decision. In specific contexts, asylum-seekers may also include those who are seeking protection under complementary forms of protection, and those enjoying temporary protection, but whose claims are still under consideration.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela | 1,181,156.0people |
| 2 | Sudan | 940,297.0people |
| 3 | Colombia | 303,273.0people |
| 4 | Cuba | 288,050.0people |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 270,007.0people |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 269,315.0people |
| 7 | Mexico | 236,812.0people |
| 8 | Haiti | 236,318.0people |
| 9 | Somalia | 236,269.0people |
| 10 | India | 181,121.0people |
| 11 | Honduras | 168,464.0people |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 168,421.0people |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 154,355.0people |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 148,616.0people |
| 15 | Guatemala | 138,420.0people |
| 16 | South Sudan | 123,984.0people |
| 17 | Ecuador | 122,060.0people |
| 18 | Eritrea | 118,444.0people |
| 19 | Türkiye | 117,576.0people |
| 20 | Peru | 113,900.0people |
| 21 | El Salvador | 108,289.0people |
| 22 | People's Republic of China | 99,716.0people |
| 23 | Iraq | 96,887.0people |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 92,441.0people |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 88,310.0people |
| 26 | Central African Republic | 82,600.0people |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 69,817.0people |
| 28 | Myanmar | 67,824.0people |
| 29 | Brazil | 66,672.0people |
| 30 | Pakistan | 65,065.0people |
| 31 | Burundi | 64,899.0people |
| 32 | Guinea | 56,626.0people |
| 33 | Nigeria | 56,176.0people |
| 34 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 49,263.0people |
| 35 | Egypt | 46,292.0people |
| 36 | Senegal | 38,978.0people |
| 37 | Cameroon | 37,991.0people |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 33,564.0people |
| 39 | Georgia | 28,902.0people |
| 40 | Mauritania | 28,438.0people |
| 41 | Ukraine | 26,583.0people |
| 42 | Yemen | 25,860.0people |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24,238.0people |
| 44 | Mali | 23,629.0people |
| 45 | Chile | 23,057.0people |
| 46 | Ghana | 22,470.0people |
| 47 | Morocco | 22,120.0people |
| 48 | Niger | 21,661.0people |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 20,783.0people |
| 50 | Rwanda | 20,214.0people |
| 51 | Vietnam | 19,253.0people |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 17,404.0people |
| 53 | Chad | 17,111.0people |
| 54 | Angola | 16,983.0people |
| 55 | Nepal | 14,564.0people |
| 56 | Armenia | 14,216.0people |
| 57 | Algeria | 12,949.0people |
| 58 | Uganda | 11,401.0people |
| 59 | Jordan | 10,735.0people |
| 60 | Tunisia | 10,338.0people |
| 61 | Republic of the Congo | 9,431.0people |
| 62 | Lebanon | 8,798.0people |
| 63 | Sierra Leone | 8,342.0people |
| 64 | Indonesia | 8,205.0people |
| 65 | Belarus | 8,117.0people |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 8,072.0people |
| 67 | Romania | 7,877.0people |
| 68 | Kenya | 7,773.0people |
| 69 | Albania | 7,643.0people |
| 70 | Jamaica | 7,541.0people |
| 71 | Mozambique | 7,207.0people |
| 72 | Bolivia | 6,747.0people |
| 73 | Republic of The Gambia | 6,712.0people |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 6,611.0people |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 6,418.0people |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 6,373.0people |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 6,242.0people |
| 78 | Philippines | 6,088.0people |
| 79 | Malaysia | 5,510.0people |
| 80 | Togo | 5,334.0people |
| 81 | Argentina | 4,621.0people |
| 82 | Libya | 3,802.0people |
| 83 | United States of America | 3,779.0people |
| 84 | Liberia | 3,725.0people |
| 85 | Serbia | 3,695.0people |
| 86 | Mongolia | 3,679.0people |
| 87 | Benin | 3,407.0people |
| 88 | Moldova, Republic of | 3,021.0people |
| 89 | Panama | 2,996.0people |
| 90 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,777.0people |
| 91 | Thailand | 2,656.0people |
| 92 | South Africa | 2,575.0people |
| 93 | Paraguay | 2,398.0people |
| 94 | Kuwait | 2,148.0people |
| 95 | Fiji | 2,058.0people |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 1,820.0people |
| 97 | Malawi | 1,779.0people |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 1,663.0people |
| 99 | Cambodia | 1,646.0people |
| 100 | Timor-Leste | 1,520.0people |
| 101 | Djibouti | 1,419.0people |
| 102 | Belize | 1,382.0people |
| 103 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,355.0people |
| 104 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1,332.0people |
| 105 | Tonga | 1,324.0people |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 1,227.0people |
| 107 | Guyana | 1,092.0people |
| 108 | Vanuatu | 961.0people |
| 109 | Hungary | 899.0people |
| 110 | Israel | 897.0people |
| 111 | Botswana | 789.0people |
| 112 | Bahamas | 760.0people |
| 113 | Barbados | 722.0people |
| 114 | Spain | 713.0people |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 712.0people |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 704.0people |
| 117 | Solomon Islands | 701.0people |
| 118 | Dominica | 642.0people |
| 119 | South Korea | 629.0people |
| 120 | Germany | 626.0people |
| 121 | Italy | 575.0people |
| 122 | Zambia | 545.0people |
| 123 | Uruguay | 540.0people |
| 124 | Samoa | 496.0people |
| 125 | United Kingdom | 495.0people |
| 126 | Eswatini | 472.0people |
| 127 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 466.0people |
| 128 | France | 455.0people |
| 129 | Mauritius | 439.0people |
| 130 | Hong Kong | 415.0people |
| 131 | Poland | 407.0people |
| 132 | Comoros | 401.0people |
| 133 | Gabon | 401.0people |
| 134 | Saudi Arabia | 385.0people |
| 135 | Portugal | 380.0people |
| 136 | Madagascar | 362.0people |
| 137 | Namibia | 358.0people |
| 138 | Equatorial Guinea | 351.0people |
| 139 | Ireland | 330.0people |
| 140 | Bulgaria | 290.0people |
| 141 | Saint Lucia | 242.0people |
| 142 | Canada | 215.0people |
| 143 | Singapore | 212.0people |
| 144 | Sweden | 195.0people |
| 145 | Netherlands | 179.0people |
| 146 | Brunei Darussalam | 170.0people |
| 147 | Montenegro | 165.0people |
| 148 | Czech Republic | 161.0people |
| 149 | Suriname | 152.0people |
| 150 | Bahrain | 130.0people |
| 151 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 129.0people |
| 152 | Greece | 121.0people |
| 153 | Slovenia | 103.0people |
| 154 | Japan | 91.0people |
| 155 | Latvia | 91.0people |
| 156 | Slovakia | 91.0people |
| 157 | Cape Verde | 79.0people |
| 158 | Lithuania | 78.0people |
| 159 | Bhutan | 77.0people |
| 160 | Grenada | 76.0people |
| 161 | Belgium | 69.0people |
| 162 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 63.0people |
| 163 | Andorra | 57.0people |
| 164 | Estonia | 52.0people |
| 165 | Kiribati | 52.0people |
| 166 | Denmark | 49.0people |
| 167 | North Korea | 45.0people |
| 168 | United Arab Emirates | 45.0people |
| 169 | Croatia | 43.0people |
| 170 | New Zealand | 43.0people |
| 171 | Oman | 42.0people |
| 172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 39.0people |
| 173 | Switzerland | 33.0people |
| 174 | Norway | 32.0people |
| 175 | Lesotho | 31.0people |
| 176 | Australia | 31.0people |
| 177 | Qatar | 28.0people |
| 178 | Nauru | 22.0people |
| 179 | Seychelles | 21.0people |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 20.0people |
| 181 | Maldives | 19.0people |
| 182 | Malta | 16.0people |
| 183 | Marshall Islands | 16.0people |
| 184 | Austria | 16.0people |
| 185 | Finland | 15.0people |
| 186 | Macao | 15.0people |
| 187 | Cyprus | 10.0people |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 10.0people |
| 189 | Iceland | 5.0people |
| 190 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 5.0people |
| 191 | Luxembourg | 0.0people |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Development Indicators (2025).
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