How many refugees a country hosts. The UNHCR series runs from 1951 — from the founding of the organization.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1966 to 2024.
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The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Iran
|
3.49M | 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Türkiye
|
2.94M | 2024 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Germany
|
2.75M | 2024 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Uganda
|
1.76M | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Pakistan
|
1.56M | 2024 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Chad
|
1.28M | 2024 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Poland
|
1.01M | 2024 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Ethiopia
|
1.01M | 2024 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Bangladesh
|
1.01M | 2024 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Sudan
|
793,395 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Lebanon
|
758,642 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 12 |
France
|
721,771 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Jordan
|
643,641 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Kenya
|
604,257 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
517,404 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 16 |
United Kingdom
|
515,677 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 17 |
South Sudan
|
514,794 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 18 |
United States
|
435,333 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Spain
|
429,333 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Cameroon
|
427,706 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Czechia
|
391,133 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Niger
|
369,836 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Iraq
|
318,461 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Italy
|
312,849 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 25 |
China
|
303,405 | 2020 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Austria
|
284,828 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Canada
|
269,496 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Netherlands
|
263,399 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Brazil
|
257,079 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Egypt
|
238,014 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 31 |
India
|
236,763 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Libya
|
200,335 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Switzerland
|
196,167 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Romania
|
184,529 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Belgium
|
183,551 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Algeria
|
183,368 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Tanzania
|
176,859 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Sweden
|
163,029 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Mauritania
|
155,193 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Mexico
|
150,836 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Armenia
|
144,379 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Slovakia
|
144,269 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Malaysia
|
138,417 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Moldova
|
135,941 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Mali
|
135,533 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Ireland
|
124,730 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Norway
|
123,981 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Greece
|
116,450 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Rwanda
|
114,368 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Bulgaria
|
108,747 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Denmark
|
98,204 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Nigeria
|
96,387 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Finland
|
93,182 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Burundi
|
89,075 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Thailand
|
84,421 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Zambia
|
79,275 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Hungary
|
72,359 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 58 |
South Africa
|
71,171 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Portugal
|
68,603 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Kazakhstan
|
65,833 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Republic of the Congo
|
62,052 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Lithuania
|
53,561 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Latvia
|
49,220 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Togo
|
47,494 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Yemen
|
46,827 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Cyprus
|
45,750 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Central African Republic
|
45,108 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Belarus
|
43,397 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Estonia
|
42,267 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Burkina Faso
|
39,915 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Malawi
|
35,510 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Costa Rica
|
31,632 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Georgia
|
31,027 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Australia
|
29,511 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Japan
|
29,068 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Croatia
|
28,707 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Angola
|
25,275 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Djibouti
|
23,987 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
23,678 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Ecuador
|
23,218 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 81 |
North Macedonia
|
20,911 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Afghanistan
|
20,866 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Nepal
|
19,598 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Somalia
|
19,503 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Venezuela
|
19,333 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Montenegro
|
18,670 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Benin
|
16,232 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Slovenia
|
12,524 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Tajikistan
|
12,157 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Senegal
|
11,836 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Syria
|
11,635 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Russia
|
10,077 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Luxembourg
|
10,059 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Albania
|
9,381 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Zimbabwe
|
9,240 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Uzbekistan
|
8,505 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Iceland
|
7,879 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Malta
|
7,814 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Indonesia
|
7,799 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Papua New Guinea
|
7,732 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Ghana
|
7,479 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Morocco
|
7,470 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Peru
|
6,742 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Azerbaijan
|
6,431 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Paraguay
|
6,071 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Mozambique
|
5,370 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Namibia
|
5,258 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Argentina
|
4,409 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 109 |
South Korea
|
4,241 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Gambia
|
3,964 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Turkmenistan
|
3,409 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
3,328 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Bhutan
|
3,000 | 1966 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Tunisia
|
2,955 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Panama
|
2,658 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Chile
|
2,443 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Ukraine
|
2,389 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
2,377 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Guinea
|
2,171 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 120 |
New Zealand
|
2,063 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 121 |
United Arab Emirates
|
1,377 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Uruguay
|
1,322 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Colombia
|
1,306 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Guatemala
|
1,306 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 125 |
Eswatini
|
1,295 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Israel
|
1,266 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Liberia
|
1,167 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Bolivia
|
1,117 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Philippines
|
962 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Liechtenstein
|
841 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Botswana
|
816 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
495 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Kuwait
|
488 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Saudi Arabia
|
448 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Lesotho
|
419 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Nicaragua
|
311 | 2023 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Oman
|
294 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Belize
|
286 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Hong Kong
|
260 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Bahrain
|
250 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Sri Lanka
|
232 | 2024 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Honduras
|
202 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Qatar
|
197 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Gabon
|
179 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Cuba
|
130 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 146 |
El Salvador
|
120 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Eritrea
|
119 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Madagascar
|
83 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Laos
|
80 | 1987 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Cayman Islands
|
50 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Jamaica
|
31 | 2022 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Guyana
|
27 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
24 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Suriname
|
24 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 155 |
Cambodia
|
23 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Vietnam
|
19 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Dominican Republic
|
18 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Monaco
|
17 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Fiji
|
15 | 2024 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Sint Maarten
|
12 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Mongolia
|
11 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Bahamas
|
10 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Mauritius
|
10 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 164 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
8 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Barbados
|
5 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 166 |
British Virgin Islands
|
5 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 167 |
Comoros
|
5 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 168 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
5 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 169 |
Haiti
|
5 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 170 |
Micronesia
|
5 | 2016 | 165 | |
| 171 |
Nauru
|
5 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 172 |
Palau
|
5 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 173 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
5 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 174 |
Saint Lucia
|
5 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 175 |
Samoa
|
5 | 2018 | 165 | |
| 176 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
0 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Aruba
|
0 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 178 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
0 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 179 |
Cabo Verde
|
0 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 180 |
Curaçao
|
0 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 181 |
Dominica
|
0 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 182 |
Grenada
|
0 | 2022 | 176 | |
| 183 |
Macao
|
0 | 2017 | 176 | |
| 184 |
Montserrat
|
0 | 2012 | 176 | |
| 185 |
Myanmar
|
0 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 186 |
North Korea
|
0 | 2015 | 176 | |
| 187 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
0 | 2022 | 176 | |
| 188 |
Sierra Leone
|
0 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 189 |
Singapore
|
0 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 190 |
Solomon Islands
|
0 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 191 |
Timor-Leste
|
0 | 2015 | 176 | |
| 192 |
Vanuatu
|
0 | 2023 | 176 |
The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.
Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.
How many people have left the country and are under protection outside it.
Migration 1951–2024 Refugees per 100,000 peopleHow many hosted refugees there are per 100,000 residents of the host country.
Migration 2000–2024 Asylum seekers per 100,000 peopleHow many people are awaiting a decision on an asylum application — per 100,000 residents of the country.
Migration 1990–2024 Number of immigrantsHow many people born abroad live in the country at present.