Refugee Statistics by Country
Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
Country Name |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Iran |
3,764,517 |
3,425,091 |
798,343 |
800,025 |
979,435 |
Turkey |
3,251,127 |
3,568,259 |
3,759,817 |
3,652,362 |
3,579,531 |
Jordan |
3,063,591 |
3,062,851 |
3,047,612 |
3,009,472 |
2,966,079 |
Germany |
2,593,007 |
2,075,445 |
1,255,694 |
1,210,596 |
1,146,682 |
West Bank And Gaza |
2,482,144 |
2,454,258 |
2,400,208 |
2,348,243 |
2,319,073 |
Pakistan |
1,988,231 |
1,743,785 |
1,491,070 |
1,438,940 |
1,419,596 |
Uganda |
1,577,498 |
1,463,523 |
1,529,903 |
1,421,133 |
1,359,458 |
Lebanon |
1,279,108 |
1,306,143 |
1,328,541 |
1,349,925 |
1,392,174 |
Russia |
1,230,131 |
1,277,672 |
10,901 |
20,260 |
42,413 |
Chad |
1,100,921 |
592,764 |
555,782 |
478,649 |
442,670 |
Ethiopia |
979,846 |
879,598 |
821,283 |
800,454 |
733,123 |
Bangladesh |
971,984 |
952,384 |
918,907 |
866,534 |
854,779 |
Poland |
971,478 |
971,129 |
4,875 |
2,771 |
12,658 |
Sudan |
922,474 |
1,097,128 |
1,103,918 |
1,040,288 |
1,055,489 |
France |
664,366 |
612,934 |
499,914 |
436,055 |
407,915 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
595,953 |
593,844 |
589,542 |
584,034 |
578,525 |
Kenya |
538,899 |
504,473 |
481,048 |
452,916 |
438,899 |
Democratic Republic Of Congo |
523,392 |
520,544 |
524,148 |
490,243 |
523,733 |
Cameroon |
485,285 |
473,887 |
457,269 |
436,396 |
406,259 |
United Kingdom |
448,620 |
328,989 |
137,078 |
132,304 |
133,083 |
United States |
409,202 |
363,059 |
339,179 |
340,846 |
341,715 |
Spain |
385,701 |
314,490 |
122,539 |
103,624 |
57,751 |
South Sudan |
381,236 |
308,369 |
333,673 |
314,438 |
298,309 |
Czech Republic |
377,120 |
435,212 |
1,909 |
1,919 |
2,054 |
Italy |
298,296 |
296,181 |
144,862 |
128,033 |
207,602 |
Iraq |
286,480 |
273,716 |
280,072 |
270,377 |
273,986 |
Niger |
269,996 |
255,307 |
249,945 |
233,293 |
179,997 |
Austria |
257,811 |
258,613 |
152,514 |
141,816 |
135,951 |
India |
252,867 |
242,835 |
212,413 |
195,373 |
195,103 |
Egypt |
240,507 |
294,632 |
280,686 |
272,826 |
258,391 |
Netherlands |
237,767 |
237,368 |
99,585 |
95,897 |
94,417 |
Sweden |
237,632 |
277,726 |
240,854 |
248,372 |
253,787 |
Brazil |
235,765 |
67,522 |
61,956 |
59,092 |
32,844 |
Switzerland |
192,507 |
182,474 |
118,829 |
115,798 |
110,162 |
Greece |
192,384 |
160,761 |
119,650 |
103,101 |
80,454 |
Tanzania |
188,953 |
206,229 |
207,101 |
234,645 |
242,171 |
Canada |
169,448 |
140,621 |
130,125 |
109,214 |
101,757 |
Belgium |
167,831 |
150,713 |
74,063 |
64,973 |
61,662 |
Armenia |
150,080 |
34,634 |
34,728 |
107,910 |
17,980 |
Malaysia |
135,872 |
134,554 |
132,086 |
129,902 |
129,102 |
Slovak Republic |
126,866 |
96,563 |
1,046 |
1,006 |
965 |
Mexico |
124,784 |
95,579 |
73,448 |
45,434 |
28,517 |
Moldova |
120,947 |
105,374 |
349 |
405 |
417 |
Rwanda |
115,643 |
120,753 |
121,896 |
139,491 |
145,054 |
Ireland |
113,902 |
81,256 |
9,571 |
9,035 |
7,795 |
Mauritania |
112,549 |
100,981 |
101,942 |
93,607 |
84,900 |
Norway |
103,606 |
75,311 |
46,042 |
49,653 |
53,882 |
Algeria |
98,590 |
99,107 |
97,890 |
97,651 |
98,599 |
Bulgaria |
97,618 |
176,297 |
22,830 |
21,113 |
20,438 |
Finland |
89,869 |
69,553 |
24,078 |
23,428 |
23,458 |
Romania |
87,487 |
105,621 |
4,200 |
3,581 |
3,860 |
Thailand |
87,314 |
94,472 |
100,510 |
96,179 |
97,556 |
Burundi |
85,229 |
84,636 |
81,491 |
75,461 |
78,465 |
Lithuania |
80,225 |
67,638 |
1,880 |
1,880 |
1,822 |
Zambia |
72,411 |
61,159 |
75,154 |
66,070 |
57,518 |
Nigeria |
69,940 |
91,275 |
77,132 |
66,056 |
54,157 |
Denmark |
68,912 |
67,772 |
36,023 |
36,643 |
37,533 |
South Africa |
67,145 |
66,596 |
75,512 |
76,729 |
78,395 |
Mali |
66,443 |
60,637 |
49,975 |
47,380 |
26,672 |
Montenegro |
64,733 |
32,438 |
175 |
166 |
653 |
Hungary |
63,180 |
35,370 |
5,676 |
5,838 |
5,750 |
Ecuador |
62,899 |
60,125 |
56,603 |
104,582 |
104,560 |
Portugal |
62,807 |
59,777 |
2,651 |
2,405 |
2,375 |
Republic Of Congo |
60,637 |
41,557 |
40,765 |
27,097 |
25,668 |
Yemen |
55,568 |
77,458 |
89,467 |
166,906 |
268,503 |
Latvia |
45,761 |
39,055 |
705 |
637 |
665 |
Kazakhstan |
42,685 |
308 |
352 |
440 |
518 |
Estonia |
42,005 |
40,806 |
321 |
277 |
331 |
Belarus |
39,981 |
19,715 |
2,729 |
2,900 |
2,725 |
Cyprus |
39,044 |
29,280 |
16,277 |
13,997 |
12,311 |
Burkina Faso |
37,735 |
34,375 |
25,010 |
20,252 |
25,869 |
Malawi |
35,201 |
35,162 |
21,529 |
14,892 |
14,087 |
Afghanistan |
34,826 |
52,159 |
66,949 |
72,278 |
72,227 |
Australia |
34,502 |
54,430 |
55,606 |
57,411 |
58,529 |
Central African Republic |
32,913 |
11,213 |
9,305 |
9,083 |
7,170 |
Serbia |
29,365 |
26,521 |
25,644 |
26,085 |
26,427 |
Venezuela |
29,336 |
29,341 |
39,328 |
68,089 |
67,749 |
Togo |
28,240 |
9,300 |
10,683 |
10,798 |
11,964 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
27,790 |
274 |
317 |
334 |
347 |
Georgia |
26,019 |
27,839 |
1,818 |
1,780 |
1,355 |
Angola |
25,174 |
25,514 |
26,045 |
25,791 |
25,793 |
Croatia |
25,029 |
20,638 |
1,020 |
956 |
916 |
Costa Rica |
23,422 |
14,088 |
10,224 |
9,593 |
6,204 |
Djibouti |
23,063 |
20,383 |
23,232 |
21,193 |
19,639 |
Japan |
22,335 |
15,451 |
1,508 |
1,132 |
1,463 |
Nepal |
19,582 |
19,560 |
19,574 |
19,555 |
19,570 |
North Macedonia |
18,898 |
7,065 |
292 |
303 |
354 |
Somalia |
17,770 |
16,023 |
13,804 |
11,220 |
17,882 |
Luxembourg |
13,735 |
11,952 |
6,011 |
5,158 |
2,548 |
Senegal |
11,856 |
11,802 |
14,479 |
14,361 |
14,467 |
Malta |
11,724 |
11,098 |
9,335 |
9,168 |
8,908 |
Slovenia |
10,525 |
8,705 |
839 |
823 |
741 |
Papua New Guinea |
10,523 |
10,524 |
11,839 |
10,781 |
9,698 |
Zimbabwe |
10,114 |
10,475 |
9,483 |
9,261 |
8,956 |
Tajikistan |
10,092 |
8,608 |
10,724 |
5,578 |
3,788 |
Uzbekistan |
9,405 |
13,026 |
13,032 |
13 |
13 |
Iceland |
8,715 |
5,240 |
1,830 |
1,460 |
894 |
Indonesia |
8,450 |
9,785 |
9,982 |
10,114 |
10,287 |
Morocco |
8,295 |
7,907 |
7,272 |
6,505 |
6,642 |
Ghana |
7,057 |
8,531 |
11,894 |
12,406 |
11,946 |
Peru |
6,712 |
6,543 |
5,790 |
4,272 |
2,850 |
Paraguay |
5,991 |
5,420 |
4,484 |
1,686 |
1,014 |
Azerbaijan |
5,771 |
6,414 |
1,676 |
1,572 |
1,109 |
Namibia |
5,157 |
4,685 |
3,733 |
3,578 |
3,182 |
Mozambique |
5,152 |
4,992 |
4,797 |
4,757 |
4,713 |
Albania |
5,079 |
2,676 |
109 |
105 |
120 |
Argentina |
4,104 |
4,094 |
4,050 |
3,965 |
3,857 |
South Korea |
4,053 |
3,825 |
3,559 |
3,443 |
3,196 |
Tunisia |
3,994 |
3,299 |
3,186 |
2,580 |
1,732 |
Gambia |
3,809 |
3,685 |
4,418 |
4,378 |
4,302 |
Turkmenistan |
3,614 |
14 |
16 |
20 |
21 |
Trinidad And Tobago |
3,205 |
3,424 |
3,571 |
3,179 |
2,308 |
Benin |
2,825 |
1,779 |
1,736 |
1,396 |
1,238 |
Panama |
2,724 |
2,576 |
2,542 |
2,562 |
2,536 |
Ukraine |
2,512 |
2,520 |
2,382 |
2,249 |
2,166 |
Chile |
2,338 |
2,133 |
2,065 |
2,053 |
2,046 |
Guinea |
2,191 |
2,199 |
5,741 |
6,029 |
4,964 |
New Zealand |
1,837 |
1,791 |
1,794 |
1,748 |
1,709 |
Libya |
1,837 |
2,208 |
3,141 |
4,149 |
4,730 |
UAE |
1,416 |
1,399 |
1,355 |
1,315 |
1,242 |
Colombia |
1,382 |
1,607 |
1,504 |
957 |
634 |
Uruguay |
1,285 |
1,115 |
877 |
664 |
498 |
Israel |
1,235 |
1,207 |
1,191 |
1,843 |
16,107 |
Eswatini |
1,202 |
1,173 |
895 |
945 |
940 |
Liberia |
1,164 |
620 |
8,169 |
8,213 |
8,225 |
Bolivia |
1,117 |
1,116 |
1,116 |
1,116 |
863 |
Guatemala |
989 |
701 |
479 |
442 |
408 |
Philippines |
934 |
856 |
801 |
709 |
680 |
Dominican Republic |
778 |
546 |
162 |
162 |
164 |
Botswana |
761 |
733 |
688 |
617 |
1,113 |
Liechtenstein |
597 |
524 |
133 |
129 |
125 |
Kuwait |
572 |
684 |
720 |
732 |
686 |
Saudi Arabia |
477 |
454 |
333 |
330 |
315 |
Sri Lanka |
377 |
504 |
907 |
1,008 |
1,041 |
Bosnia |
348 |
274 |
240 |
5,232 |
5,241 |
Lesotho |
319 |
251 |
296 |
271 |
143 |
Nicaragua |
311 |
312 |
313 |
311 |
322 |
Hong Kong |
301 |
285 |
271 |
245 |
128 |
Oman |
300 |
295 |
295 |
308 |
308 |
China |
296 |
320 |
303,436 |
303,405 |
303,379 |
Bahrain |
254 |
255 |
256 |
256 |
251 |
Belize |
214 |
145 |
86 |
29 |
29 |
Gabon |
204 |
205 |
272 |
467 |
454 |
Qatar |
197 |
197 |
197 |
201 |
202 |
Honduras |
182 |
165 |
144 |
85 |
75 |
Cuba |
136 |
174 |
199 |
222 |
233 |
Eritrea |
119 |
119 |
121 |
201 |
199 |
El Salvador |
106 |
104 |
98 |
48 |
48 |
Cayman Islands |
49 |
47 |
57 |
38 |
34 |
Madagascar |
49 |
119 |
165 |
112 |
113 |
Guyana |
27 |
12 |
40 |
23 |
14 |
Suriname |
24 |
25 |
29 |
19 |
44 |
Guinea-Bissau |
24 |
24 |
1,846 |
1,846 |
1,846 |
Cambodia |
24 |
24 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
Vietnam |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
St. Kitts And Nevis |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Monaco |
17 |
17 |
17 |
22 |
22 |
Fiji |
15 |
5 |
18 |
14 |
12 |
Comoros |
10 |
12 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
Mongolia |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Turks And Caicos Islands |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Barbados |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mauritius |
5 |
0 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
Nauru |
0 |
45 |
953 |
1,074 |
755 |
Bahamas |
0 |
10 |
10 |
15 |
10 |
Jamaica |
0 |
31 |
31 |
27 |
0 |
Sierra Leone |
0 |
0 |
345 |
342 |
441 |
Curacao |
0 |
0 |
0 |
68 |
42 |