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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•189 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
150,607.1Number
Median: 8,459.0Number
Countries Covered
189
with available data
Highest
Germany
2,655,191.0Number
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0Number
Top 5 Countries
1Germany2,655,191.0Number
2Türkiye2,390,414.0Number
3Uganda1,936,719.0Number
4Chad1,502,263.0Number
5Bangladesh1,178,038.0Number
By Region
Europe271,671.4Number(32 countries)
North America256,815.8Number(4 countries)
Africa251,219.3Number(9 countries)
Asia192,620.8Number(26 countries)
Other101,971.6Number(109 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0Number)High (2,655,191.0Number)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 150,607.1Number)

Europe (32)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Other (109)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Germany2,655,191.0Number
2Türkiye2,390,414.0Number
3Uganda1,936,719.0Number
4Chad1,502,263.0Number
5Bangladesh1,178,038.0Number
6Pakistan1,159,038.0Number
7Ethiopia1,010,466.0Number
8Poland990,469.0Number
9Sudan809,816.0Number
10France788,419.0Number
11Islamic Republic of Iran770,514.0Number
12Kenya617,125.0Number
13South Sudan601,818.0Number
14United Kingdom581,072.0Number
15Libya552,523.0Number
16Lebanon535,168.0Number
17Spain511,079.0Number
18Democratic Republic of the Congo503,732.0Number
19United States of America457,647.0Number
20Jordan436,226.0Number
21Canada416,028.0Number
22Cameroon408,613.0Number
23Czech Republic395,559.0Number
24Niger385,986.0Number
25Iraq322,345.0Number
26Mauritania301,490.0Number
27Mali286,715.0Number
28Austria286,651.0Number
29Netherlands283,935.0Number
30Brazil278,966.0Number
31India238,643.0Number
32Egypt220,033.0Number
33Switzerland208,287.0Number
34Romania206,671.0Number
35Italy192,914.0Number
36Belgium186,393.0Number
37Algeria180,575.0Number
38United Republic of Tanzania171,142.0Number
39Mexico152,002.0Number
40Malaysia150,164.0Number
41Moldova, Republic of149,324.0Number
42Sweden144,116.0Number
43Slovakia140,885.0Number
44Ireland137,869.0Number
45Greece134,563.0Number
46Norway124,006.0Number
47Nigeria123,848.0Number
48Armenia123,087.0Number
49Rwanda115,794.0Number
50Burundi110,800.0Number
51Bulgaria105,596.0Number
52Finland102,544.0Number
53Denmark95,007.0Number
54Thailand84,017.0Number
55Zambia83,225.0Number
56Cote d'Ivoire74,630.0Number
57Hungary71,332.0Number
58Portugal70,349.0Number
59Republic of the Congo62,500.0Number
60Central African Republic55,307.0Number
61South Africa55,177.0Number
62Lithuania54,381.0Number
63Togo54,167.0Number
64Yemen49,107.0Number
65Cyprus48,207.0Number
66Japan42,450.0Number
67Estonia41,299.0Number
68Burkina Faso40,996.0Number
69Serbia40,863.0Number
70Belarus40,794.0Number
71Costa Rica36,395.0Number
72Malawi35,241.0Number
73Australia33,415.0Number
74Latvia32,454.0Number
75Croatia29,748.0Number
76Georgia26,522.0Number
77Ecuador26,428.0Number
78Angola25,396.0Number
79Djibouti24,899.0Number
80Ghana21,050.0Number
81Somalia20,967.0Number
82Afghanistan20,869.0Number
83The Republic of North Macedonia20,822.0Number
84Nepal19,613.0Number
85Senegal17,259.0Number
86Benin16,974.0Number
87Venezuela14,333.0Number
88Slovenia12,513.0Number
89Montenegro12,269.0Number
90Russian Federation11,811.0Number
91Luxembourg10,284.0Number
92Syrian Arab Republic9,885.0Number
93Tajikistan8,620.0Number
94Zimbabwe8,570.0Number
95Iceland8,459.0Number
96Malta8,306.0Number
97Papua New Guinea7,727.0Number
98Indonesia7,374.0Number
99Morocco7,304.0Number
100Peru6,788.0Number
101Azerbaijan6,389.0Number
102Namibia5,470.0Number
103Mozambique5,105.0Number
104Argentina4,941.0Number
105Albania4,673.0Number
106Paraguay4,621.0Number
107South Korea4,407.0Number
108Kazakhstan4,377.0Number
109Republic of The Gambia4,108.0Number
110Uruguay3,195.0Number
111Bhutan3,000.0Number
112Panama2,694.0Number
113Chile2,631.0Number
114Tunisia2,386.0Number
115Ukraine2,370.0Number
116Guinea2,154.0Number
117New Zealand2,148.0Number
118Trinidad and Tobago1,877.0Number
119Guatemala1,586.0Number
120Colombia1,464.0Number
121Eswatini1,414.0Number
122United Arab Emirates1,377.0Number
123Israel1,274.0Number
124Liberia1,172.0Number
125Kyrgyzstan1,150.0Number
126Bolivia1,147.0Number
127Philippines1,032.0Number
128Liechtenstein987.0Number
129Botswana847.0Number
130Bosnia and Herzegovina586.0Number
131Lesotho478.0Number
132Saudi Arabia448.0Number
133Kuwait386.0Number
134Belize347.0Number
135Nicaragua311.0Number
136Oman289.0Number
137Honduras270.0Number
138Bahrain240.0Number
139Hong Kong236.0Number
140People's Republic of China230.0Number
141Sri Lanka213.0Number
142Qatar195.0Number
143El Salvador182.0Number
144Gabon166.0Number
145Eritrea119.0Number
146Cuba115.0Number
147Madagascar87.0Number
148Lao People's Democratic Republic80.0Number
149Cayman Islands53.0Number
150Guyana35.0Number
151Jamaica31.0Number
152Mauritius24.0Number
153Guinea-Bissau24.0Number
154Suriname24.0Number
155Cambodia23.0Number
156Dominican Republic20.0Number
157Monaco17.0Number
158Sint Maarten (Dutch part)17.0Number
159Fiji15.0Number
160Vietnam13.0Number
161Mongolia11.0Number
162Bahamas10.0Number
163Turkmenistan9.0Number
164Turks and Caicos Islands8.0Number
165Virgin Islands, British6.0Number
166Comoros5.0Number
167Equatorial Guinea5.0Number
168Nauru5.0Number
169Micronesia, Federated States of5.0Number
170Palau5.0Number
171Saint Kitts and Nevis5.0Number
172Saint Lucia5.0Number
173Uzbekistan5.0Number
174Samoa5.0Number
175Barbados5.0Number
176Cape Verde0.0Number
177Dominica0.0Number
178Grenada0.0Number
179Haiti0.0Number
180Macao0.0Number
181Curaçao0.0Number
182Aruba0.0Number
183Vanuatu0.0Number
184Timor-Leste0.0Number
185Sierra Leone0.0Number
186Singapore0.0Number
187Antigua and Barbuda0.0Number
188Solomon Islands0.0Number
189Brunei Darussalam0.0Number
Showing 189 of 189 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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