Data for 2000

Refugees by Country of Origin, 2000

Name: Refugees by Country of Origin, 2000
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 2000, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugees by Country of Origin, 2000 covers 179 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 3,587,327; 7 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 484. Against 1999, 156 values changed (72 up, 84 down), 11 countries joined.

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Refugees by Country of Origin · Data for 2000

HighestAfghanistan

3,587,327

Lowest7 countries share it

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

179countries
1measure
2000the 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, 2000, 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, 2000: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	3,587,327
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	568,070
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	526,165
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	504,980
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	494,351
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	475,644
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	433,756
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	402,798
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	376,847
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	371,705
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	370,753
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	335,200
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	284,278
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	266,926
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	146,749
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	137,121
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	124,156
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	122,202
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	119,051
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	110,967
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	110,641
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	108,943
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	88,266
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	66,396
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	59,937
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	54,955
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	47,154
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	45,481
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	40,309
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	36,851
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	32,405
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	29,742
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	27,570
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	21,818
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	20,709
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	20,077
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	19,310
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	16,090
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	14,760
India`IND`Southern Asia	11,397
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	11,077
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	10,208
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	10,134
Colombia`COL`South America	9,278
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	9,152
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	8,015
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	7,753
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	7,564
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	7,348
Peru`PER`South America	6,948
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	6,801
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	5,868
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	5,787
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	5,735
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	5,404
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	5,070
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	4,022
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	3,954
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	3,628
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	3,278
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	2,650
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	2,537
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	2,515
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	2,404
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	2,367
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	2,307
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	2,175
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	2,104
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	2,067
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1,911
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	1,489
Mexico`MEX`Central America	1,288
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	1,205
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1,182
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	915
Honduras`HND`Central America	904
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	880
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	859
Chile`CHL`South America	858
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	809
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	771
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	751
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	747
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	688
Ecuador`ECU`South America	669
Argentina`ARG`South America	608
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	603
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	512
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	504
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	484
Niger`NER`Western Africa	483
Venezuela`VEN`South America	469
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	460
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	414
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	401
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	394
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	364
Suriname`SUR`South America	334
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	310
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	299
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	227
Brazil`BRA`South America	220
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	216
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	213
Bolivia`BOL`South America	177
United States`USA`Northern America	173
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	168
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	155
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	135
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	124
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	124
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	109
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	109
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	92
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	91
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	79
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	77
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	75
France`FRA`Western Europe	74
Panama`PAN`Central America	70
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	69
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	69
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	55
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	51
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	48
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	48
Uruguay`URY`South America	48
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	47
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	46
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	37
Guyana`GUY`South America	35
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	34
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	34
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	33
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	29
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	27
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	26
Canada`CAN`Northern America	25
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	25
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	25
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	25
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	24
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	24
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	24
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	23
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	23
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	21
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	20
Paraguay`PRY`South America	20
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	17
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	17
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	17
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	16
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	15
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	14
Belize`BLZ`Central America	12
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	12
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	12
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	10
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	6
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	5
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	5
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	5
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	5
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	5
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	5
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	5
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	5
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	5
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	5
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	5
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	5
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Afghanistan3,587,327
Burundi568,070
Iraq526,165
Bosnia and Herzegovina504,980
Sudan494,351

Lowest

Qatarshared0
Saint Kitts and Nevisshared0
Dominicashared0
Cabo Verdeshared0
Bahamasshared0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 484. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031999 → 2000

Since 1999

What changed between 1999 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+11 / −0countries joined / left
156values changed, of 168 in both
72 · 84rose · fell
12unchanged

Rose most

Afghanistan2,601,690 → 3,587,327+985,637
DR Congo255,942 → 371,705+115,763
Angola353,472 → 433,756+80,284
Burundi527,437 → 568,070+40,633
Rwanda88,934 → 119,051+30,117

Fell most

Armenia193,228 → 5,787−187,441
Iraq642,875 → 526,165−116,710
Bosnia and Herzegovina598,193 → 504,980−93,213
Sierra Leone490,047 → 402,798−87,249
Somalia524,604 → 475,644−48,960

+ Antigua and Barbuda

+ Australia

+ Bahamas

+ Barbados

+ Cabo Verde

+ Dominica

+ Ireland

+ Japan

+ Saint Kitts and Nevis

+ Macau

+ Tonga

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 179
Values are stored exactly as published. 12 countries share 5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 179 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 (2000). Refugees by Country of Origin, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-by-origin/2000

0634 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Refugees by Country of Origin, 1999
168 countries
The year after ›
Refugees by Country of Origin, 2001
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