Data for 1999

Refugees by Country of Origin, 1999

Name: Refugees by Country of Origin, 1999
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 1999, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugees by Country of Origin, 1999 covers 168 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 2,601,690; 7 countries share the lowest reading, 5. The middle country reads 750. Against 1998, 155 values changed (76 up, 79 down), 3 countries joined.

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Refugees by Country of Origin · Data for 1999

HighestAfghanistan

2,601,690

Lowest7 countries share it

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

168countries
1measure
1999the 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, 1999, 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, 1999: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	2,601,690
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	642,875
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	598,193
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	527,437
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	524,604
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	490,047
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	485,449
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	405,378
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	353,721
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	353,472
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	347,134
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	311,131
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	294,685
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	255,942
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	193,228
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	172,506
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	162,472
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	131,661
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	116,698
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	111,950
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	107,619
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	100,602
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	88,934
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	86,845
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	71,040
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	58,792
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	45,527
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	45,516
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	45,166
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	44,012
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	38,318
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	29,942
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	29,873
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	28,319
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	28,082
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	27,297
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	23,322
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	21,393
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	20,572
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	13,929
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	13,288
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	12,408
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	12,235
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	11,598
India`IND`Southern Asia	9,846
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	9,059
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	9,023
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	8,768
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	8,560
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	8,011
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	7,677
Peru`PER`South America	7,205
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	7,140
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	6,693
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	6,286
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	6,131
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	4,470
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	4,440
Colombia`COL`South America	4,412
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	4,003
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	3,695
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	3,486
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	3,293
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	3,187
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	2,652
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	2,405
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	2,091
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	2,021
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1,879
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	1,651
Chile`CHL`South America	1,539
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	1,505
Mexico`MEX`Central America	1,358
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1,297
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1,243
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1,238
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	1,236
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	1,148
Honduras`HND`Central America	1,066
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	1,051
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	988
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	970
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	903
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	797
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	702
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	678
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	634
Argentina`ARG`South America	585
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	563
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	561
Venezuela`VEN`South America	554
Niger`NER`Western Africa	508
Ecuador`ECU`South America	492
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	473
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	422
Suriname`SUR`South America	413
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	381
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	373
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	328
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	315
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	251
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	233
Brazil`BRA`South America	194
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	190
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	190
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	178
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	178
Bolivia`BOL`South America	176
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	163
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	124
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	117
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	102
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	101
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	90
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	86
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	83
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	73
Panama`PAN`Central America	73
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	72
France`FRA`Western Europe	60
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	53
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	49
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	49
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	47
Guyana`GUY`South America	47
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	45
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	44
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	40
United States`USA`Northern America	38
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	36
Uruguay`URY`South America	36
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	35
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	34
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	34
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	33
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	30
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	30
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	29
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	29
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	27
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	27
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	27
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	26
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	25
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	25
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	24
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	24
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	23
Paraguay`PRY`South America	20
Canada`CAN`Northern America	19
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	17
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	17
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	16
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	15
Belize`BLZ`Central America	11
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	10
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	10
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	10
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	8
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	6
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	6
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	5
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	5
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	5
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	5
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	5
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	5
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	5

02In 1999

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Afghanistan2,601,690
Iraq642,875
Bosnia and Herzegovina598,193
Burundi527,437
Somalia524,604

Lowest

Tuvalushared5
San Marinoshared5
Naurushared5
Mauritiusshared5
Icelandshared5

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 750. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031998 → 1999

Since 1998

What changed between 1998 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −0countries joined / left
155values changed, of 165 in both
76 · 79rose · fell
10unchanged

Rose most

DR Congo158,828 → 255,942+97,114
Sudan390,001 → 485,449+95,448
Sierra Leone406,070 → 490,047+83,977
Serbia115,289 → 172,506+57,217
Angola319,420 → 353,472+34,052

Fell most

Russia172,724 → 28,319−144,405
Liberia365,390 → 294,685−70,705
Afghanistan2,667,118 → 2,601,690−65,428
Bosnia and Herzegovina640,077 → 598,193−41,884
Mauritania70,221 → 29,942−40,279

+ Belize

+ Nauru

+ Timor-Leste

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

145 distinct values among 168
Values are stored exactly as published. 7 countries share 5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 168 countries has every column.

05The files

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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 (1999). Refugees by Country of Origin, 1999 [data set], describing 1999. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-by-origin/1999

0634 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Refugees by Country of Origin, 1998
165 countries
The year after ›
Refugees by Country of Origin, 2000
179 countries
All of them
Refugees by Country of Origin: every year
34 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions