Data for 1996

Refugees by Country of Origin, 1996

Name: Refugees by Country of Origin, 1996
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 1996, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugees by Country of Origin, 1996 covers 165 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 2,674,234; Brunei is lowest, at 0. The middle country reads 707. Against 1995, 155 values changed (98 up, 57 down), 4 countries joined, 1 left.

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Refugees by Country of Origin · Data for 1996

HighestAfghanistan

2,674,234

LowestBrunei

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

165countries
1measure
1996the year it describes
145distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Refugees by Country of Origin, 1996, 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, 1996: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	2,674,234
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	993,868
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	783,992
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	714,727
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	636,984
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	518,335
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	475,302
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	469,132
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	428,680
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	375,100
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	332,222
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	310,090
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	249,686
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	236,086
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	203,232
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	173,722
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	158,794
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	143,019
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	109,576
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	107,508
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	106,820
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	105,806
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	104,122
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	103,963
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	96,264
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	83,231
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	80,202
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	69,745
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	62,240
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	58,443
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	57,962
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	55,192
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	50,355
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	48,485
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	46,908
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	40,341
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	40,163
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	34,656
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	28,335
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	25,587
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	25,462
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	22,818
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	19,639
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	18,096
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	17,630
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	17,118
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	15,119
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	15,100
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	13,039
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	12,868
Chile`CHL`South America	12,801
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	11,872
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	11,365
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	10,888
Niger`NER`Western Africa	10,359
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	9,390
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	8,611
India`IND`Southern Asia	7,546
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	7,499
Peru`PER`South America	6,695
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	6,106
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	5,826
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	5,784
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	4,751
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	3,369
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	3,246
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	3,082
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	2,936
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	2,245
Colombia`COL`South America	2,168
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	2,111
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	2,006
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	1,956
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1,309
Honduras`HND`Central America	1,256
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1,198
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	1,154
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1,121
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	977
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	854
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	854
Suriname`SUR`South America	754
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	707
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	659
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	599
Venezuela`VEN`South America	558
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	520
Mexico`MEX`Central America	520
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	499
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	421
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	410
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	398
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	308
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	305
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	302
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	286
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	282
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	272
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	271
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	247
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	244
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	240
Argentina`ARG`South America	218
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	218
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	217
Ecuador`ECU`South America	216
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	214
Uruguay`URY`South America	202
Bolivia`BOL`South America	177
Panama`PAN`Central America	146
United States`USA`Northern America	141
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	138
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	136
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	109
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	105
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	102
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	97
Brazil`BRA`South America	84
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	76
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	69
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	66
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	64
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	64
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	57
Guyana`GUY`South America	54
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	53
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	47
France`FRA`Western Europe	46
Paraguay`PRY`South America	45
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	44
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	42
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	40
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	40
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	39
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	37
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	36
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	34
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	34
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	32
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	29
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	22
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	22
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	18
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	18
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	18
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	17
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	17
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	16
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	13
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	13
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	12
Canada`CAN`Northern America	10
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	10
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	10
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	10
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	10
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	9
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	8
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	5
Belize`BLZ`Central America	5
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	5
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	5
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	5
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	5
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0

02In 1996

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Afghanistan2,674,234
Bosnia and Herzegovina993,868
Liberia783,992
Iraq714,727
Somalia636,984

Lowest

Brunei0
Tuvalushared5
Tongashared5
Mongoliashared5
Icelandshared5

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 707. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031995 → 1996

Since 1995

What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+4 / −1countries joined / left
155values changed, of 161 in both
98 · 57rose · fell
6unchanged

Rose most

Bosnia and Herzegovina769,753 → 993,868+224,115
Burundi350,575 → 428,680+78,105
Uzbekistan142 → 69,745+69,603
DR Congo89,742 → 158,794+69,052
Croatia245,572 → 310,090+64,518

Fell most

Rwanda1,819,367 → 469,132−1,350,235
Mozambique125,561 → 34,656−90,905
Togo93,152 → 25,587−67,565
Russia207,027 → 173,722−33,305
Vietnam543,536 → 518,335−25,201

+ Iceland

+ Mongolia

+ North Korea

+ Tonga

− Japan

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 165
Values are stored exactly as published. 6 countries share 5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 165 countries has every column.

05The files

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (1996). Refugees by Country of Origin, 1996 [data set], describing 1996. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-by-origin/1996

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