Data for 1995

Refugees by Country of Origin, 1995

Name: Refugees by Country of Origin, 1995
Creator: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
License: https://www.unhcr.org/what-we-do/data-and-publications/data-and-statistics/terms-use-datasets

Figures for 1995, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugees by Country of Origin, 1995 covers 162 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 2,679,132; 5 countries share the lowest reading, 5. The middle country reads 375. Against 1994, 148 values changed (79 up, 69 down), 7 countries joined, 2 left.

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Refugees by Country of Origin · Data for 1995

HighestAfghanistan

2,679,132

Lowest5 countries share it

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

162countries
1measure
1995the year it describes
145distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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01Values only

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Every country and every column of Refugees by Country of Origin, 1995, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Refugees by Country of Origin, 1995: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	2,679,132
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	1,819,367
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	769,753
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	744,627
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	718,717
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	638,695
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	543,536
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	445,277
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	379,491
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	350,575
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	286,711
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	246,653
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	245,572
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	207,027
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	201,439
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	200,519
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	152,301
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	125,561
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	112,360
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	107,587
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	104,746
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	104,691
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	100,986
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	93,152
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	89,742
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	86,116
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	84,310
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	77,218
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	72,762
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	61,224
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	59,726
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	58,960
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	58,197
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	56,958
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	44,866
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	42,901
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	24,857
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	24,161
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	23,936
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	23,534
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	19,731
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	18,092
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	17,587
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	16,977
Chile`CHL`South America	14,274
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	13,927
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	13,594
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	13,513
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	12,881
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	12,858
Niger`NER`Western Africa	10,289
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	9,836
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	9,320
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	7,995
Peru`PER`South America	5,902
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	5,804
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	5,277
India`IND`Southern Asia	5,011
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	4,157
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	2,349
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2,040
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	2,018
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	2,000
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	1,942
Colombia`COL`South America	1,902
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	1,702
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	1,522
Honduras`HND`Central America	1,218
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	937
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	870
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	830
Suriname`SUR`South America	817
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	764
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	622
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	524
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	515
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	511
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	492
Venezuela`VEN`South America	478
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	441
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	384
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	366
Mexico`MEX`Central America	361
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	350
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	342
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	339
Argentina`ARG`South America	330
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	327
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	305
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	300
Uruguay`URY`South America	263
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	261
United States`USA`Northern America	243
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	241
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	222
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	221
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	209
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	209
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	203
Ecuador`ECU`South America	203
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	202
Bolivia`BOL`South America	180
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	172
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	158
Panama`PAN`Central America	158
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	156
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	142
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	137
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	120
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	107
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	86
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	84
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	82
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	77
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	75
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	70
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	69
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	60
Guyana`GUY`South America	59
Brazil`BRA`South America	52
Paraguay`PRY`South America	51
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	50
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	49
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	45
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	37
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	37
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	36
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	34
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	32
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	30
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	30
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	29
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	27
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	27
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	27
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	27
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	25
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	24
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	23
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	22
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	20
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	18
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	15
France`FRA`Western Europe	14
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	13
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	12
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	12
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	12
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	12
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	11
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	10
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	9
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	9
Belize`BLZ`Central America	8
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	8
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	7
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	6
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	5
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	5
Canada`CAN`Northern America	5
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	5
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	5

02In 1995

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Afghanistan2,679,132
Rwanda1,819,367
Bosnia and Herzegovina769,753
Liberia744,627
Iraq718,717

Lowest

Tuvalushared5
Japanshared5
Canadashared5
Bruneishared5
Belgiumshared5

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 375. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031994 → 1995

Since 1994

What changed between 1994 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+7 / −2countries joined / left
148values changed, of 155 in both
79 · 69rose · fell
7unchanged

Rose most

Croatia76,256 → 245,572+169,316
Sierra Leone275,298 → 379,491+104,193
Cambodia8,536 → 61,224+52,688
Sudan405,129 → 445,277+40,148
Serbia54,975 → 86,116+31,141

Fell most

Rwanda2,257,570 → 1,819,367−438,203
Chad211,968 → 59,726−152,242
Eritrea422,432 → 286,711−135,721
Ethiopia226,429 → 100,986−125,443
Mozambique234,495 → 125,561−108,934

+ Belgium

+ Brunei

+ Madagascar

+ Mauritius

+ Papua New Guinea

+ Solomon Islands

+ Tuvalu

− Barbados

− Ireland

Changes 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

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

145 distinct values among 162
Values are stored exactly as published. 5 countries share 5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 162 countries has every column.

05The files

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (1995). Refugees by Country of Origin, 1995 [data set], describing 1995. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-by-origin/1995

0634 held

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How it has moved, charted by country

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