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Refugees by Country of Origin, 1997

Figures for 1997, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugees by Country of Origin, 1997 covers 159 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 2,676,675; 4 countries share the lowest reading, 5. The middle country reads 824. Against 1996, 153 values changed (64 up, 89 down), 6 left.

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Refugees by Country of Origin · Data for 1997

HighestAfghanistan

2,676,675

Lowest4 countries share it

5

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

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Refugees by Country of Origin, 1997, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 159 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugees by Country of Origin, 1997: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia2,676,675
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe849,240
IraqIRQWestern Asia707,342
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa608,086
BurundiBDIEastern Africa519,116
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa493,324
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia476,795
SudanSDNNorthern Africa364,571
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe349,307
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa329,322
EritreaERIEastern Africa319,076
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa267,687
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia234,949
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia203,690
RussiaRUSEastern Europe198,055
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa173,994
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia135,771
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia122,277
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia108,702
ChinaCHNEastern Asia106,731
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe106,649
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia103,239
IranIRNSouthern Asia93,986
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa84,386
PalestinePSEWestern Asia76,812

02In 1997

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Afghanistan2,676,675
  2. Bosnia and Herzegovina849,240
  3. Iraq707,342
  4. Somalia608,086
  5. Burundi519,116

Lowest

  1. Tuvalushared5
  2. Tongashared5
  3. Icelandshared5
  4. Comorosshared5
  5. Cyprus7

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 824. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031996 → 1997

Since 1996

What changed between 1996 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −6countries joined / left
  • 153values changed, of 159 in both
  • 64 · 89rose · fell
  • 6unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

− Belize− Brunei− Mauritius− Namibia− Puerto Rico− North Korea

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

Read before you use

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

How values are stored

  • 147 distinct values among 159

    Values are stored exactly as published. 4 countries share 5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 159 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

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.

Licence: CC BY 4.0 · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (1997). Refugees by Country of Origin, 1997 [data set], describing 1997. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-by-origin/1997

0634 held

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07Questions

Refugees by Country of Origin, 1997: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees by country of origin in Refugees by Country of Origin, 1997?

Afghanistan, at 2,676,675, of the 159 countries in the file.

What year does Refugees by Country of Origin, 1997 describe?

1997.

How many countries does Refugees by Country of Origin, 1997 cover?

159.

Where can I download Refugees by Country of Origin, 1997?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Refugees by Country of Origin, 1997 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Refugees by Country of Origin, 2025.

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