List of countries by refugee population


Under international law, a refugee is a person who has fled their own country of nationality or habitual residence, and cannot return due to fear of persecution on account of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. These recent migration movements are caused by a variety of reasons. Some refugees stay in refugee camps, some are urban refugees in individual accommodations, some stay in self-settled camps, and the location of some refugees is undefined or unknown by UNHCR.

By country of asylum

The below table is based on UNHCR data and does not include data for people of concern to the UNRWA or those not known to the UNHCR. These people have fled their country/territory of origin and registered with the UNHCR in these countries or territories.
Country/territory of asylumRefugees per 1,000 inhabitants in mid-2015mid-2016mid-201520142013201220112010200920082007
7.1459,771205,558280,26772756643373742
0.0513815410496868276706577
2.4294,23294,14494,12894,15094,13394,14894,14494,13794,09394,137
0.6415,55515,57215,47423,78323,41316,22315,15514,73412,71012,069
0.083,2933,5233,4983,3623,4883,3613,2763,2302,8453,263
5.2217,8863,2403,1903,1322,8542,9183,2963,6073,9534,566
1
1.5142,18835,58235,58234,50330,08323,43421,80522,54820,91922,164
7.1393,25060,74760,74755,59851,73047,07342,63038,90637,55730,773
0.141,1931,3571,2991,3801,4681,7301,8911,6422,0612,352
0.021371315302121
0.2027127731129428919916513948271
1.46950,00032,97532,47231,14530,69729,66929,25328,58628,38927,573
111
0.141,6501,369925604576595589580609649
2.7742,16831,11529,17925,62922,02422,40217,89215,54517,02617,575
10212878134230277358
0.058094884151944,9667,2177,1397,2056,9337,621
0.07786767763748733716695679664632
1.785,2716,8056,8906,9266,9036,9337,0167,1327,2577,367
0.972,0392,1642,6452,7732,7853,3122,9863,0223,0192,465
0.049,6897,7627,4905,1964,6894,4774,3574,2323,8523,783
222
1.5317,81411,04611,0464,3202,2885,6885,5305,3935,1294,836
1.9232,55234,02731,89429,23439,306546531543557535
5.0057,46954,12652,93645,49041,81335,65929,36524,96721,09324,468
0.01668063687764129135164179
13.27348,672288,552226,489107,34698,969100,373104,27599,95781,03760,137
4.1997,332149,163149,163160,349163,756164,883165,549169,434173,651175,741
1.6512,1157,9067,69414,32214,01416,73021,57427,0477,4297,535
0.10186663311
30.97391,251420,774452,897434,479373,695366,494347,939314,393302,687294,017
0.101,7371,7981,7731,7431,6951,6741,6211,5391,6131,376
0.22317,255301,057301,052301,047301,037301,018300,986300,989300,967301,078
258219213224219219212196170168
2.14451,956160,271119,754113,36265,109152,749166,336185,809155,162177,390
13.6546,45761,49254,84251,03798,455141,232133,112111,41124,77938,472
0.734,1803,47512,92412,74912,62912,57112,37112,29811,92311,604
0.091,3991,9721,9252,9803,98024,22126,21824,60424,81124,647
0.173046696796566907828631,1491,3781,642
0.03316313280384371384411454525616
0.28544437151467
4.998,4845,7635,1263,8833,6313,5033,3942,8881,4651,194
0.303,6443,1373,1372,9792,8052,4492,4492,3232,1102,037
3.1533,50717,78517,78513,17011,81413,39917,92220,35523,40126,788
16.8817,68314,78720,53020,01519,13920,34015,10412,1119,2286,651
0.06592609608721758595599
7.6560,52453,37853,81754,86555,48055,09252,90545,19219,09814,903
2.53213,530226,344236,090230,086109,93395,08795,05694,40697,86197,556
0.0145483544453838303239
0.582,3422,9442,8983,1663,6004,7194,8094,7514,8625,031
0.093221179070635039242218
7.24791,631702,467659,524433,936376,393288,844154,295121,88683,58385,183
0.0112121356712
2.1518,40011,79811,79811,2529,9199,1758,7247,4476,6176,204
4.13304,546264,972252,264232,487217,865210,207200,687196,364160,017151,789
0.609311,0081,0131,5941,6631,7739,0158,8459,0018,826
6.117,94011,77311,6089,5639,8539,5288,37810,11814,83614,895
0.411,5311,0604423563294626398709961,047
3.10669,482250,299216,973187,567589,737571,685594,269593,799582,735578,879
0.6911,86518,47618,45018,68116,01613,58813,82813,65818,20634,958
0.7521,4847,3047,3043,4852,1001,5731,4441,6952,1642,228
13
0.01300202164160159147138131130379
0.715,0688,7048,7668,56010,37116,60914,11315,32521,48825,226
4.829,2638,6848,6848,5357,7847,8007,6797,8987,8847,860
0.0111111111777
553331
16232616161714192422
0.021511701261171521548610397
0.424,7484,1922,8672,4404,0545,1065,4146,0447,7508,131
0.322521049979605883624949
0.15197,851200,383199,937188,395185,656185,118184,821185,323184,543161,537
0.027,8275,2774,2703,2061,8191,006811798369315
12.53979,435979,441982,027857,354868,242886,4681,073,3661,070,488980,109963,546
8.17261,864288,035271,143246,29898,82235,18934,65535,21839,50342,354
1.255,7315,8535,8536,0016,3278,2499,1079,5719,7309,333
4.855073613301841041,1163373823941,156
1.57147,37093,71593,71576,26464,77958,06056,39754,96547,06138,068
0.011415222120202126
0.022,5142,4192,5602,5842,5812,6492,5862,3322,0191,794
89.55685,197664,102654,141641,915302,707451,009450,915450,756500,413500,281
0.046536626335845646167144,3404,3524,285
12.31451,099552,272551,352534,938564,933566,487402,905358,928320,605265,729
0.031,8071,3131,173548487401358268172118
0.16939593614635674335184221238159
0.07339433482466437595508423375370
0.103491951831601259568433229
208.911,012,9691,172,3881,154,040856,546133,5388,8457,94950,30050,31950,266
0.02454444303434
8.8518,99038,90438,58753,24565,901128,28524,7356,94410,21610,458
4.479,31027,94827,96425,5617,0657,5407,9239,0056,7134,098
2.891631071039710294929189283
0.361,2881,0551,007916871821803793751688
2.142,0461,1921,1089202,9102,8553,2543,2303,1092,737
16
0.404775846146877508019591,0651,1531,164
2810111299
0.549,3928,9635,8745,7966,5446,3085,7405,4434,1752,929
3.2692,05497,38599,08696,86889,21085,75480,65165,35036,08832,243
0.8817,51214,97015,19514,31613,92815,62413,55813,5389,5789,203
14.587,9486,0956,0959,9068,2486,9526,1365,9554,3313,000
19.3648,14850,85149,63566,76754,4965357177951,041971
0.026,2022,1581,8371,8311,5201,6771,3951,2351,0551,616
4112
0.10389335250185146148141148151
0.87273333343737
81169411211115
9.929746,2036,4628,47611,19812,87416,36424,01924,7418,528
0.064,7712,1441,2161,470744736792773766786
0.174,6714,5524,5364,4454,3984,0794,0773,5473,1632,767
0.691,7571,6591,7672,3321,8066,0497,2547,1636,7996,525
50.60506506389
1.2925,24936,28738,49046,30556,26470,26887,514106,164122,332128,181
4.89101,74482,49482,49474,70771,90974,59874,96176,00877,60086,587
0.301,4211,3491,3491,4031,5171,9342,3073,2892,7162,740
0.063313612801891298664120147184
4.29166,09382,06477,83057,66150,510302314325320319
0.011,3671,2791,2391,6943,1548,8068,7479,12710,1248,460
9.1459,52247,04347,04346,10642,82240,69140,26037,82636,10134,522
0.0331712215113813883782677
8.331,352,5601,540,8541,505,5251,616,5071,638,4561,702,7001,900,621759,392765,720887,273
0.0511111111
4.472,3502,3032,2712,6652,4292,2622,0731,9231,9131,890
1.274,9554,9294,9294,7974,8024,8104,6984,70310,00610,003
0.02204161153136133124107897562
0.051,6491,4071,3031,1621,1221,1441,1461,1081,075995
40825422218214112524395104106
0.4111,74715,74115,74116,43815,91115,84715,55515,32012,77410,053
0.071,194699699598483408384389403353
0.06177133133130808051291346
0.122,9052,4262,1821,7701,2621,0051,0211,0691,5961,757
2.20228,990315,313235,7503,4583,1783,9144,9224,8803,4791,655
11.70156,065132,74373,82073,34958,21255,32555,39854,01655,06253,577
0.0211
0.01223522
3
0.083333331
0.01133184534532550572555548240,572240,742
0.9714,58414,30414,27414,24714,23720,64420,67222,15133,19320,421
and 3.9729,52235,30943,75157,08366,37070,70773,60886,35196,73997,995
2
0.226831,3711,3722,8174,2048,0928,3639,0517,8268,795
3333771010
0.15990799799701662546461401317279
0.14462283257213176142312289268263
0.0133
0.3411,5743,5822,7292,4252,2642,0991,9371,8151,842901
2.1291,043114,512112,19265,98765,23357,89957,89947,97443,54636,736
0.1312,9895,7985,7984,6374,5104,2283,8203,9704,6615,147
0.04604848511145110188223251269182
9.05421,466322,638244,430124,328126,218113,439144,008152,375181,605222,722
22.32262,560265,887248,152229,587202,581105,023
111111
0.42728539515507505759759759775789
14.66230,164142,207142,207114,17592,87286,61582,62981,35677,03875,078
8.4582,68169,39062,62052,46450,74750,41648,81346,20346,13245,653
7.9519,809149,200149,140149,292476,506755,4451,005,4721,054,4661,105,6981,503,769
0.212,7291,7822,0262,0482,2483,3233,1312,6791,7991,133
3.07281,498159,01488,492102,099101,021131,243109,286118,731321,909435,630
1.6354,25156,94775,13778,97084,47989,25396,675105,297112,932125,643
1111
3.0712,49121,87721,77820,61323,54019,27014,0518,5319,3771,328
332
0.091091218320182229373322
0.076498249017301,4353,048899294101
0.124444
23.722,869,4211,838,8481,587,374609,938267,06314,46510,03210,35011,1036,956
0.01272735454659626079125
11.34940,835428,397385,513220,555197,877139,448135,801127,345162,132228,959
0.073,3023,2323,2192,9682,8072,6762,5222,3342,2012,277
0.05895424417603631677538279209159
1.82118,995117,234117,234126,055149,799193,510238,150269,363292,097299,718
0.84272,959267,222267,222263,662262,023264,763264,574275,461279,548281,219
0.08312289272203181174189168145140
271181251411762143115558211,054
224431
5.687,8615,6475,0524,3403,6442,0221,5471,3131,161907
9901,9282,3572,3572,357
10.05269,783263,047257,645241,288237,182214,740190,092170,854140,169117,363
1.6429,35025,73725,57823,59425,65345,63247,85756,78583,485112,931
0.407,4266,0856,0796,3894,3564,5614,4353,9953,4683,981

By country of origin

The below table is based on UNHCR data and does not include data for people of concern to the UNRWA or those not known to the UNHCR. These people registered with the UNHCR outside of their country of origin.
Country/territory of origin% of the country's population who were refugees in 2014201420132012201120102009200820072006
7.592,596,2702,556,5022,586,1522,664,4363,054,7091,905,8041,817,9131,909,9112,107,519
0.3510,15810,10312,56813,55114,77215,71115,00615,34014,080
0.013,5243,6605,6736,1206,6888,1849,06010,6158,353
0.017576666910
0.049,48410,28619,258128,664134,858141,021171,393186,155206,501
0.06534945323028262519
0.003183884475185576081,0471,171894
0.3911,84811,99815,93416,48617,54618,00016,33615,43614,918
0.00252848393728436329
0.00101012111012142334
0.1110,51510,81415,53716,16216,75316,93916,31915,916126,068
0.062152101961851715151414
0.033472752972158779807362
0.0110,8819,72510,15610,05210,04610,43210,09810,2417,803
0.03866755453229343827
0.054,3004,3976,1915,9255,7435,5255,3844,9709,371
0.00757893908371616064
0.01454039322317201718
0.00340302457461442411318265215
3.0023,64231,56741,59055,60372,77686,773102,465108,098108,073
0.01600601618611590573454428374
0.5721,84126,75651,76758,51562,91069,91174,13178,273199,946
0.01237168127855330261612
0.009779851,0761,0459949731,4041,624707
0.00111111122
0.021,6481,8802,1472,3272,5592,7453,0403,3113,438
0.011,8531,5801,4561,2671,141986721554376
0.6772,49372,64773,363101,28884,06494,239281,592375,715396,541
0.0913,06213,71313,99315,18416,30117,01117,24517,69717,965
0.0510,76611,42713,38215,16314,96314,76613,87011,50810,384
0.009599119105909910153095
0.01272825272524303240
7.88410,787249,044162,442160,736162,755154,005120,10698,10471,685
0.0166111
0.1114,85515,23715,84418,72021,58321,64655,10555,72236,300
0.005795961,1521,1891,1701,312994970805
0.02210,802195,133193,453190,369184,602180,558175,180149,095140,598
0.22103,150108,117111,773113,605113,233104,38877,23270,12072,796
0.085815134544223682683789672
0.69516,563499,355509,082491,481476,693455,852367,995370,386401,914
0.3214,50011,75312,11912,83920,67920,54419,92519,73520,609
0.00111111
0.01417463325331352344354361284
0.3271,96685,652100,717154,82441,75823,15322,22722,23226,315
0.9340,12249,75662,60662,64965,86176,47897,012100,42393,767
0.066,5026,4606,7246,8496,4706,5496,9387,12333,580
0.023535
0.001010111113111095
0.011,3279916227638171,0671,3581,3842,138
0.00121099910111412
0.10879762640602566622650648486
0.05384354525253565849
0.00349306289250246230318358150
0.018047078449098521,0271,0661,332887
0.0215,90312,81010,0167,9346,9116,9876,7776,7997,613
0.1810,9659,6358,1716,7204,9765,0515,1516,0226,388
0.02174200228258305344384407461
6.08330,541273,063248,024220,745205,458197,313181,971208,743193,745
0.03339352456224240248248262626
0.0986,87077,12274,93970,58668,83262,87363,86259,83274,026
0.109241,1121,3171,5791,8511,8921,8681,8281,685
0.00777766446
0.00939810099928710110182
0.001
0.0117217618317316514412911695
0.275,1363,3973,0762,5832,2421,9731,3521,2671,254
0.176,6816,7789,2619,61210,14310,0207,5986,8106,340
0.00176175182174164170166129114
0.0822,14321,07624,29620,27920,20114,89013,2395,0609,960
0.0122222111
0.001139151565162679291
0.30324330316323345333312297202
0.057,4836,6156,3886,0885,6795,7685,9346,1616,496
0.1215,25214,56114,06113,16111,98510,9209,4958,2786,840
0.071,3071,2231,1801,1231,1271,1091,0651,0281,004
0.09700800801771749727708677537
0.3537,16238,65938,56833,66125,89224,11623,06622,28020,837
0.054,1593,3002,6131,9661,3021,1661,1161,2361,035
0.00252519151712111110
0.011,2671,2201,0871,2381,4381,5371,6143,3863,118
0.001233447731
0.0010,43611,04114,25816,23217,76919,51419,56920,46317,811
0.009,5629,64010,05110,65911,08512,47818,85220,23034,728
0.1182,19175,07075,93872,34768,79572,77369,06168,397102,483
1.04369,954401,466746,1901,428,3081,683,5751,785,2121,873,5192,279,2451,450,905
0.0010998877104
0.019791,0411,3401,3351,3011,3101,4941,541882
0.006766665850456290105
0.061,6921,5031,4071,2521,057909826766660
0.00262157172176152150185521168
0.021,7181,6322,3582,2482,2522,1271,8891,7861,604
0.012,2242,1233,5713,5003,6403,7444,8255,2357,376
0.028,5538,5868,9508,7458,6029,6209,6887,5465,356
0.0032033333333383841
0.011,2821,1671,1321,052917881886605397
0.004815005585145855731,1041,1881,335
0.039819771,1971,120988938854746617
0.042,4512,3013,4893,1622,7442,6122,5172,2542,488
0.117,4827,7447,9838,0878,4138,3988,59810,01326,447
0.012132336627097137917636621,424
0.084,2733,81915,10615,01315,86916,25912,96613,09312,252
0.00171513111110879
0.3113,54517,53123,40166,75270,08971,57275,21391,537160,548
0.074,2033,3145,2493,3352,3092,2022,0841,9541,573
0.01183220491528515501490466942
0.002122
0.0051110109999
0.081,7591,6287,5897,6847,8907,9267,5218,0777,940
0.00281296300288269274277284260
0.0036132627722217113010697113
0.00468485531537552532608615584
0.01363124211916161717
0.81139,267152,828149,9424,2953,6632,9261,758994594
0.005666699928
0.01332
0.8534,11334,25233,76539,92937,73339,14345,60133,10833,428
0.01948162422823247180
0.0110,6669,3908,4357,4726,8166,4356,1625,5723,304
0.052,2332,2076,1486,2646,2005,9255,5554,91811,680
0.01334421
0.072,1632,0592,1141,9851,7241,4951,3331,101868
0.106075464,0543,6983,2462,5821,283557135
0.001,5391,3082,4052,3122,2842,2853,5334,0394,710
0.005856160155131136208222231
0.42223,896222,053215,340214,594215,644206,650184,347191,256202,826
0.051,2531,1431,0981,0731,0179219851,1281,203
0.00333
0.038,5618,1087,6106,8525,8845,1084,1893,3632,647
0.00686471645344464339
0.0017172018151010138
0.031,5871,5381,5311,4681,4311,4781,5371,9001,828
0.00739683832819803822796827818
0.0354,56325,46518,02016,84015,63915,60814,16813,90213,253
1.111814107
0.051
0.0013139774434
0.00292665606364564339
0.17315,80531,89333,67333,00933,59135,13232,40331,85825,639
0.001111
Palestinians 2.1097,21296,04494,82194,12193,29995,177333,990335,219334,142
0.008910510710010010511110975
0.002882211741288970463631
0.009495101918677101102105
0.014,3434,7685,2125,4915,8346,2717,3397,7436,985
0.006667179669339539791,3461,549886
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0.0021171249511268716252
0.011,9182,3302,8063,4283,9334,3574,7555,3067,234
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0.04231512974422
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1.65659,408636,405558,199491,013379,067348,500397,013523,032686,311
4.92616,143114,37186,9091
0.00171715202545506366
0.0116110965433632322522
0.00181619232418151616
0.00191517201918323136
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0.008581,0401,1221,1631,1441,2041,2701,2551,667
0.002312173693593484861,8012,3133,325
0.4715,06915,06515,00015,06815,08220,08020,07920,17020,184
0.001310988776251
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0.022218131065756
0.03371336333297255240231211153
0.011,4851,3631,9341,9512,1732,2592,3492,5052,845
0.0863,89266,575135,370139,778146,793146,386214,376221,939227,232
0.01484519723726738743736678692
0.041515141411111
0.022211223
0.027,1908,1765,6085,6806,4417,5547,54821,34121,752
0.53237,6255,16325,25425,37925,11124,52228,42425,98563,723
0.009090584486424414256308265
0.00141142153150152155184200174
0.004,9874,7604,4533,7773,0252,3672,1362,1741,356
0.00124147171184186188199197163
0.024,7954,9527,0887,1646,8866,6696,3085,6639,102
0.0011111
0.038,0098,3958,2087,5776,7016,2215,8075,0943,829
0.34313,417314,106336,939337,829338,698339,289328,183327,776374,279
Western Sahara13.8990,48290,50490,45290,41390,41590,47490,53090,59490,614
0.012,6312,4282,5932,3222,0751,9331,7761,6311,362
0.00316232243240228206195196203
0.1522,49219,73422,10125,04824,08922,44916,84114,37412,782
Stateless0.2827,91520,20219,67318,17116,90915,86414,17113,16911,259
Various/unknown99,577105,643125,921137,412160,678174,957168,381188,476246,951