Data for 2001

Refugees by Country of Origin, 2001

Name: Refugees by Country of Origin, 2001
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 2001, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugees by Country of Origin, 2001 covers 179 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 3,809,763; 11 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 610. Against 2000, 164 values changed (68 up, 96 down), 4 countries joined, 4 left.

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Refugees by Country of Origin · Data for 2001

HighestAfghanistan

3,809,763

Lowest11 countries share it

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

179countries
1measure
2001the year it describes
145distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Values only

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Every country and every column of Refugees by Country of Origin, 2001, 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, 2001: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	3,809,763
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	553,987
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	530,508
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	489,931
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	470,616
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	447,326
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	440,120
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	392,142
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	353,211
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	349,158
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	333,222
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	290,283
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	268,755
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	244,603
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	179,097
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	145,849
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	144,231
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	122,414
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	117,403
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	110,844
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	92,490
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	84,508
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	73,042
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	58,980
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	56,107
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	47,085
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	46,282
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	45,469
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	45,154
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	40,133
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	34,756
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	29,850
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	28,698
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	26,712
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	24,237
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	18,950
Colombia`COL`South America	17,937
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	17,490
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	16,868
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	14,547
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	12,625
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	12,326
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	12,192
India`IND`Southern Asia	11,560
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	8,972
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	8,754
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	8,554
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	8,399
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	7,627
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	7,246
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	7,206
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	7,147
Peru`PER`South America	6,500
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	6,077
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	6,052
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	5,544
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	4,861
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	4,677
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	4,397
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	4,356
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	3,731
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	3,691
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	3,454
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	3,187
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	2,803
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	2,729
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	2,551
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	2,295
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	2,122
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	2,009
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	1,976
Mexico`MEX`Central America	1,592
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	1,364
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1,177
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1,028
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	949
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	917
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	877
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	856
Chile`CHL`South America	834
Honduras`HND`Central America	783
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	773
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	762
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	732
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	731
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	696
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	687
Argentina`ARG`South America	660
Ecuador`ECU`South America	649
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	610
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	526
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	483
Niger`NER`Western Africa	478
Venezuela`VEN`South America	464
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	451
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	369
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	361
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	357
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	311
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	305
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	300
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	257
Brazil`BRA`South America	251
Suriname`SUR`South America	239
United States`USA`Northern America	220
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	210
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	189
Bolivia`BOL`South America	157
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	131
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	104
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	93
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	90
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	90
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	86
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	83
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	77
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	67
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	60
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	57
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	55
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	53
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	52
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	46
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	45
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	45
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	45
Uruguay`URY`South America	45
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	42
France`FRA`Western Europe	41
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	37
Guyana`GUY`South America	36
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	36
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	36
Panama`PAN`Central America	36
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	30
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	29
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	27
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	26
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	25
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	24
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	21
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	18
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	17
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	16
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	15
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	15
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	14
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	14
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	11
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	9
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	7
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	6
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	6
Paraguay`PRY`South America	6
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	5
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	5
Canada`CAN`Northern America	5
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	5
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	5
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	5
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	5
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	5
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	5
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	5
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	5
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	5
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	5
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	5
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0
Belize`BLZ`Central America	0
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0

02In 2001

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Afghanistan3,809,763
Burundi553,987
Iraq530,508
Sudan489,931
Angola470,616

Lowest

Samoashared0
Tongashared0
Qatarshared0
New Zealandshared0
Lesothoshared0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 610. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+4 / −4countries joined / left
164values changed, of 175 in both
68 · 96rose · fell
11unchanged

Rose most

Palestine110,641 → 349,158+238,517
Afghanistan3,587,327 → 3,809,763+222,436
Angola433,756 → 470,616+36,860
Central African Republic135 → 28,698+28,563
DR Congo371,705 → 392,142+20,437

Fell most

Sierra Leone402,798 → 179,097−223,701
Bosnia and Herzegovina504,980 → 447,326−57,654
Timor-Leste122,202 → 73,042−49,160
Croatia335,200 → 290,283−44,917
Eritrea376,847 → 333,222−43,625

+ Andorra

+ Lesotho

+ New Zealand

+ Samoa

− Iceland

− Saint Kitts and Nevis

− Nauru

− San Marino

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. 14 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 (2001). Refugees by Country of Origin, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-by-origin/2001

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How it has moved, charted by country

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