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Data for 2016
Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, 2016
Figures for 2016, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, 2016 covers 175 countries. Germany is highest, at 587,306; 21 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 529. Against 2015, 153 values changed (95 up, 58 down), 3 countries joined, 3 left.
Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum · Data for 2016
HighestGermany
587,306Lowest21 countries share it
0Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, 2016, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 175 countries · select a heading to sort
| GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 587,306 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 439,864 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 245,926 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 218,275 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 99,896 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 83,040 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 76,382 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 62,764 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 56,313 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 49,844 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 43,748 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 43,496 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 41,872 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 39,960 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 35,600 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 35,451 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 30,778 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 30,131 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 29,633 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 29,221 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 24,542 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 24,098 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 23,946 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 21,274 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 21,022 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 20,360 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 18,801 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 16,056 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 16,030 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 13,724 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 12,976 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 12,792 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 12,484 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 11,488 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 10,369 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 9,209 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 9,088 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 8,539 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 8,058 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 7,505 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 7,001 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 6,835 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 6,672 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 6,558 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 6,536 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 5,700 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 5,559 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 4,986 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 4,854 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 4,465 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 4,368 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 4,221 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 3,917 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 3,626 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 3,608 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 3,412 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 3,396 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 3,318 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 3,237 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 3,218 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 3,213 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 3,049 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 3,025 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 2,750 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 2,636 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 2,427 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 2,186 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 1,948 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 1,943 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 1,911 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 1,908 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1,790 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 1,664 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 1,365 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 1,324 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 948 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 900 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 868 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 850 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 823 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 787 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 777 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 769 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 647 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 605 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 573 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 573 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 529 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 464 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 456 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 431 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 377 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 368 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 365 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 352 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 338 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 324 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 310 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 309 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 309 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 305 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 299 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 298 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 276 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 255 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 228 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 224 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 205 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 202 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 170 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 151 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 147 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 143 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 133 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 126 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 123 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 122 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 120 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 111 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 104 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 91 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 78 |
 LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe | 78 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 75 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 73 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 73 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 72 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 71 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 61 |
 CuraçaoCUWCaribbean | 55 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 51 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 51 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 43 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 43 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 38 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 31 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 30 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 29 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 28 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 27 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 24 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 17 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 16 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 15 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 14 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 10 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 8 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 8 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 5 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 5 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 5 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 5 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 5 |
 Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean | 5 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0 |
 MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 0 |
 MonacoMCOWestern Europe | 0 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0 |
02In 2016
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- Germany587,306
- United States439,864
- Türkiye245,926
- South Africa218,275
- Italy99,896
Lowest
- Samoashared0
- Vietnamshared0
- Uzbekistanshared0
- Turkmenistanshared0
- Turks and Caicos Islandsshared0
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 529. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032015 → 2016
Since 2015
What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +3 / −3countries joined / left
- 153values changed, of 172 in both
- 95 · 58rose · fell
- 19unchanged
Rose most
- Germany420,570 → 587,306+166,736
- United States286,177 → 439,864+153,687
- Italy60,135 → 99,896+39,761
- Türkiye212,368 → 245,926+33,558
- Brazil20,798 → 35,451+14,653
Fell most
- South Africa1,096,021 → 218,275−877,746
- Sweden157,017 → 83,040−73,977
- Hungary36,671 → 3,396−33,275
- Finland24,340 → 5,559−18,781
- Norway25,274 → 7,505−17,769
+ Aruba+ Mauritius+ Suriname
− North Korea
− Solomon Islands
− Timor-LesteChanges in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
143 distinct values among 175
Values are stored exactly as published. 21 countries share 0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 175 countries has every column.
05The files
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The publisher’s original
UNHCR’s own file, on its own site.
https://api.unhcr.org/population/v1/population/?limit=1000&yearFrom=2016&yearTo=2016&coa_all=true
What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
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Cite this edition
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (2016). Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/asylum-seekers-hosted/2016
0626 held
Other years
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Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, 2017174 countries
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Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum: every year26 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, 2016: questions and answers
Which country has the highest asylum-seekers in Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, 2016?
Germany, at 587,306, of the 175 countries in the file.
What year does Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, 2016 describe?
2016.
How many countries does Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, 2016 cover?
175.
Where can I download Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, 2016?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, 2016 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, 2025.