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Refugee population by country or territory of origin

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 origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant.Source:
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Refugee population by country or territory of originRefugee population by country or territory of originYear
1
Syria
6,654,386
2018
2
Afghanistan
2,681,269
2018
3
South Sudan
2,285,316
2018
4
Myanmar
1,145,154
2018
5
Somalia
949,652
2018
6
Sudan
724,791
2018
7
Democratic Republic Of Congo
720,307
2018
8
Central African Republic
590,874
2018
9
Eritrea
507,267
2018
10
Burundi
387,862
2018
11
Iraq
372,342
2018
12
Vietnam
334,475
2018
13
Nigeria
276,853
2018
14
Rwanda
247,481
2018
15
China
212,050
2018
16
Mali
158,275
2018
17
Colombia
138,586
2018
18
Pakistan
132,259
2018
19
Iran
129,940
2018
20
Sri Lanka
113,963
2018
21
Ukraine
93,263
2018
22
Ethiopia
92,234
2018
23
Turkey
68,903
2018
24
Russia
61,463
2018
25
Cameroon
45,139
2018
26
Ivory Coast
38,323
2018
27
Mauritania
37,059
2018
28
El Salvador
32,564
2018
29
Serbia
32,370
2018
30
Yemen
31,154
2018
31
Haiti
27,531
2018
32
Egypt
24,864
2018
33
Croatia
24,107
2018
34
Guinea
23,493
2018
35
Venezuela
21,046
2018
36
Bangladesh
21,036
2018
37
Guatemala
19,132
2018
38
Honduras
18,860
2018
39
Senegal
18,222
2018
40
Ghana
18,086
2018
41
Gambia
17,251
2018
42
Bosnia and Herzegovina
16,964
2018
43
Zimbabwe
15,629
2018
44
Libya
13,874
2018
45
Albania
13,518
2018
46
Republic of the Congo
13,352
2018
47
Mexico
12,870
2018
48
Indonesia
12,157
2018
49
Cambodia
12,139
2018
50
Burkina Faso
11,460
2018
51
Azerbaijan
11,246
2018
52
Armenia
11,047
2018
53
Chad
10,898
2018
54
India
9,602
2018
55
Nepal
8,594
2018
56
Angola
8,253
2018
57
Togo
8,040
2018
58
Kenya
7,489
2018
59
Bhutan
7,104
2018
60
Uganda
7,035
2018
61
Georgia
6,975
2018
62
Laos
6,938
2018
63
Lebanon
5,639
2018
64
Liberia
5,525
2018
65
Cuba
5,488
2018
66
Sierra Leone
4,837
2018
67
Algeria
4,201
2018
68
Hungary
3,927
2018
69
Morocco
3,888
2018
70
Belarus
3,539
2018
71
Uzbekistan
3,284
2018
72
Kyrgyzstan
2,942
2018
73
Niger
2,725
2018
74
Peru
2,592
2018
75
Kazakhstan
2,529
2018
76
Jamaica
2,453
2018
77
Jordan
2,442
2018
78
Moldova
2,401
2018
79
Mongolia
2,254
2018
80
Djibouti
2,132
2018
81
Guinea-Bissau
2,049
2018
82
Tunisia
1,999
2018
83
Republic of Macedonia
1,731
2018
84
Tajikistan
1,701
2018
85
Nicaragua
1,673
2018
86
Saudi Arabia
1,493
2018
87
Ecuador
1,431
2018
88
Namibia
1,336
2018
89
Kuwait
1,257
2018
90
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1,255
2018
91
Czech Republic
1,240
2018
92
Slovakia
1,221
2018
93
Romania
1,160
2018
94
Poland
1,087
2018
95
Brazil
1,038
2018
96
Saint Lucia
1,027
2018
97
Malaysia
823
2018
98
North Korea
802
2018
99
Tanzania
735
2018
100
Montenegro
716
2018
101
Fiji
678
2018
102
Benin
665
2018
103
Bulgaria
627
2018
104
Comoros
622
2018
105
Bahrain
543
2018
106
Philippines
527
2018
107
Bolivia
510
2018
108
Israel
502
2018
109
South Africa
489
2018
110
Chile
482
2018
111
Dominican Republic
477
2018
112
Malawi
475
2018
113
Turkmenistan
461
2018
114
Papua New Guinea
427
2018
115
The Bahamas
418
2018
116
Gabon
347
2018
117
United States
342
2018
118
Trinidad and Tobago
322
2018
119
Madagascar
298
2018
120
Botswana
294
2018
121
Zambia
284
2018
122
Guyana
283
2018
123
Estonia
280
2018
124
South Korea
279
2018
125
Swaziland
240
2018
126
Barbados
214
2018
127
Costa Rica
211
2018
128
Thailand
192
2018
129
United Arab Emirates
177
2018
130
Mauritius
161
2018
131
Latvia
156
2018
132
Equatorial Guinea
144
2018
133
Argentina
117
2018
134
Antigua and Barbuda
107
2018
135
Greece
107
2018
136
Grenada
97
2018
137
Canada
84
2018
138
United Kingdom
82
2018
139
Paraguay
76
2018
140
Maldives
73
2018
141
Germany
71
2018
142
Lithuania
70
2018
143
Belize
69
2018
144
Italy
69
2018
145
France
61
2018
146
Mozambique
58
2018
147
Saint Kitts And Nevis
57
2018
148
Belgium
54
2018
149
Panama
49
2018
150
Singapore
48
2018
151
Spain
48
2018
152
Japan
48
2018
153
Netherlands
47
2018
154
Oman
42
2018
155
Dominica
40
2018
156
New Zealand
38
2018
157
Qatar
36
2018
158
Curacao
35
2018
159
Tonga
33
2018
160
Solomon Islands
33
2018
161
São Tomé and Príncipe
30
2018
162
Austria
23
2018
163
Slovenia
20
2018
164
Suriname
20
2018
165
Portugal
19
2018
166
Uruguay
19
2018
167
Sweden
19
2018
168
East Timor
16
2018
169
Turks And Caicos Islands
16
2018
170
Seychelles
13
2018
171
Cape Verde
13
2018
172
Hong Kong
13
2018
173
Australia
13
2018
174
Puerto Rico
12
1996
175
Lesotho
11
2018
176
Cyprus
10
2018
177
Norway
9
2018
178
Marshall Islands
7
2018
179
Cayman Islands
7
2018
180
Switzerland
7
2018
181
Finland
5
2018
182
Republic of Ireland
4
2018
183
Malta
4
2018
184
Iceland
4
2018
185
Palau
3
2018
186
Andorra
3
2018
187
Monaco
3
2018
188
Luxembourg
3
2018
189
Nauru
3
2008
190
Brunei
3
2018
191
Macao
2
2018
192
Tuvalu
2
2018
193
Denmark
2
2018
194
San Marino
2
2018
195
Bermuda
2
2005
196
Kiribati
1
2018
197
Samoa
1
2018
198
French Polynesia
1
2006
199
Vanuatu
1
2018
200
Gibraltar
1
2018
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