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Refugee population by country or territory of asylum

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.Source:
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Refugee population by country or territory of asylumRefugee population by country or territory of asylumYear
1
Turkey
3,681,685
2018
2
Jordan
2,950,529
2018
3
Lebanon
1,424,592
2018
4
Pakistan
1,404,019
2018
5
Uganda
1,165,653
2018
6
Sudan
1,078,287
2018
7
Germany
1,063,837
2018
8
Iran
979,435
2018
9
Bangladesh
906,645
2018
10
Ethiopia
903,226
2018
11
Syria
576,621
2018
12
Democratic Republic Of Congo
529,061
2018
13
Chad
451,210
2018
14
Kenya
421,248
2018
15
Cameroon
380,329
2018
16
France
368,352
2018
17
China
321,756
2018
18
United States
313,241
2018
19
South Sudan
291,842
2018
20
Iraq
283,022
2018
21
Tanzania
278,322
2018
22
Yemen
264,369
2018
23
Sweden
248,226
2018
24
Egypt
246,749
2018
25
India
195,891
2018
26
Italy
189,243
2018
27
Niger
175,418
2018
28
Rwanda
145,360
2018
29
Austria
128,769
2018
30
United Kingdom
126,720
2018
31
Malaysia
121,302
2018
32
Canada
114,109
2018
33
Switzerland
104,037
2018
34
Thailand
102,245
2018
35
Netherlands
101,837
2018
36
Ecuador
101,564
2018
37
Algeria
94,350
2018
38
South Africa
89,285
2018
39
Mauritania
83,191
2018
40
Russia
77,397
2018
41
Afghanistan
72,231
2018
42
Burundi
71,507
2018
43
Venezuela
67,289
2018
44
Greece
61,460
2018
45
Norway
57,026
2018
46
Australia
56,933
2018
47
Zambia
49,879
2018
48
Belgium
42,168
2018
49
Angola
39,865
2018
50
Republic of the Congo
37,494
2018
51
Denmark
36,631
2018
52
Nigeria
34,738
2018
53
Serbia
30,954
2018
54
Mali
26,539
2018
55
Burkina Faso
25,122
2018
56
Finland
22,295
2018
57
Nepal
20,808
2018
58
Spain
20,457
2018
59
Bulgaria
19,918
2018
60
Israel
18,569
2018
61
Djibouti
18,295
2018
62
Armenia
17,970
2018
63
Somalia
16,741
2018
64
Mexico
16,549
2018
65
Senegal
14,359
2018
66
Malawi
13,782
2018
67
Poland
12,506
2018
68
Togo
12,336
2018
69
Ghana
11,899
2018
70
Brazil
11,327
2018
71
Cyprus
11,014
2018
72
Indonesia
10,793
2018
73
Papua New Guinea
10,026
2018
74
Liberia
9,122
2018
75
Libya
8,794
2018
76
Malta
8,579
2018
77
Zimbabwe
7,797
2018
78
Central African Republic
6,655
2018
79
Republic of Ireland
6,041
2018
80
Hungary
6,040
2018
81
Morocco
5,940
2018
82
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5,229
2018
83
Mozambique
4,907
2018
84
Guinea-Bissau
4,850
2018
85
Costa Rica
4,547
2018
86
Guinea
4,294
2018
87
Romania
4,157
2018
88
Gambia
4,034
2018
89
Argentina
3,468
2018
90
South Korea
2,903
2018
91
Tajikistan
2,657
2018
92
Ukraine
2,620
2018
93
Peru
2,529
2018
94
Panama
2,518
2018
95
Namibia
2,400
2018
96
Eritrea
2,252
2018
97
Belarus
2,234
2018
98
Czech Republic
2,186
2018
99
Portugal
2,136
2018
100
Botswana
2,047
2018
101
Luxembourg
2,046
2018
102
Chile
2,033
2018
103
Georgia
1,991
2018
104
Japan
1,895
2018
105
Ivory Coast
1,810
2018
106
Lithuania
1,734
2018
107
New Zealand
1,564
2018
108
Benin
1,174
2018
109
United Arab Emirates
1,164
2018
110
Azerbaijan
1,131
2018
111
Tunisia
1,066
2018
112
Vietnam
990
2011
113
Nauru
962
2018
114
Slovakia
949
2018
115
Swaziland
879
2018
116
Bolivia
810
2018
117
Sri Lanka
800
2018
118
Croatia
787
2018
119
Trinidad and Tobago
785
2018
120
Slovenia
749
2018
121
Montenegro
729
2018
122
Gabon
687
2018
123
Kuwait
673
2018
124
Latvia
670
2018
125
Philippines
642
2018
126
Sierra Leone
592
2018
127
Kazakhstan
574
2018
128
Iceland
573
2018
129
Moldova
418
2018
130
Republic of Macedonia
412
2018
131
Uruguay
391
2018
132
Guatemala
390
2018
133
Kyrgyzstan
333
2018
134
Nicaragua
326
2018
135
Estonia
325
2018
136
Colombia
310
2018
137
Oman
308
2018
138
Cuba
287
2018
139
Paraguay
266
2018
140
Saudi Arabia
266
2018
141
Bahrain
263
2018
142
Qatar
190
2018
143
Dominican Republic
170
2018
144
Liechtenstein
168
2018
145
Hong Kong
141
2018
146
Albania
131
2018
147
Curacao
102
2018
148
Cambodia
61
2017
149
Lesotho
57
2018
150
El Salvador
48
2018
151
Madagascar
44
2018
152
Suriname
43
2018
153
Cayman Islands
34
2018
154
Belize
28
2018
155
Honduras
27
2018
156
Monaco
25
2018
157
Guyana
23
2018
158
Turkmenistan
22
2018
159
Jamaica
15
2018
160
The Bahamas
15
2018
161
Mauritius
14
2018
162
Uzbekistan
14
2018
163
Haiti
8
2018
164
Mongolia
7
2018
165
Sint Maarten
7
2018
166
Turks And Caicos Islands
4
2018
167
Fiji
4
2018
168
Saint Kitts And Nevis
4
2018
169
Federated States of Micronesia
4
2016
170
Samoa
3
2018
171
Solomon Islands
3
2015
172
Tonga
3
2013
173
Singapore
3
2014
174
Grenada
2
2018
175
Laos
2
1998
176
Cape Verde
2
1992
177
Seychelles
2
2016
178
Vanuatu
2
2013
179
Saint Lucia
2
2018
180
East Timor
1
2010
181
Palau
1
2016
182
Comoros
1
2006
183
Virgin Islands (British)
1
2018
184
Barbados
1
2018
185
Aruba
1
2016
186
Antigua and Barbuda
1
2018
187
Macao
1
2011
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