Data for 2006

Refugees by Country of Origin, 2006

Figures for 2006, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugees by Country of Origin, 2006 covers 184 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 2,107,510; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 912. Against 2005, 175 values changed (116 up, 59 down), 3 countries joined, 5 left.

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Refugees by Country of Origin · Data for 2006

HighestAfghanistan

2,107,510

Lowest2 countries share it

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

184countries
1measure
2006the year it describes
169distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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01Values only

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Every country and every column of Refugees by Country of Origin, 2006, 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, 2006: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	2,107,510
IraqIRQWestern Asia	1,450,908
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	686,296
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	464,026
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	401,908
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	396,533
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	374,278
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	334,127
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	227,236
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	206,482
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	202,817
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	199,948
EritreaERIEastern Africa	193,738
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	174,022
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	160,543
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	159,383
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	140,584
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	126,068
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	116,948
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	108,069
IranIRNSouthern Asia	102,479
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	93,768
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	92,956
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	74,007
ColombiaCOLSouth America	72,793
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	71,669
UkraineUKREastern Europe	63,716
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	42,849
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	36,286
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	34,722
CubaCUBCaribbean	33,580
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	33,420
TogoTGOWestern Africa	27,318
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	26,445
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	26,304
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	25,636
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	21,735
HaitiHTICaribbean	20,834
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	20,599
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	17,963
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	17,797
SenegalSENWestern Africa	15,150
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	14,913
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	14,079
PolandPOLEastern Europe	13,508
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	13,242
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	12,774
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	12,327
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	12,249
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	11,680
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	10,373
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	9,949
BelarusBLREastern Europe	9,368
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	9,095
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	8,338
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	7,937
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	7,796
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	7,608
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	7,374
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	7,224
PeruPERSouth America	6,977
GuineaGINWestern Africa	6,830
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	6,493
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	6,390
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	6,337
KenyaKENEastern Africa	5,356
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	4,699
VenezuelaVENSouth America	3,821
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	3,431
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	3,323
MexicoMEXCentral America	3,301
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	3,117
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	2,835
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2,651
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	2,493
SpainESPSouthern Europe	2,442
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	2,136
NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,827
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	1,757
FijiFJIMelanesia	1,681
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,665
JordanJORWestern Asia	1,592
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	1,557
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	1,424
YemenYEMWestern Asia	1,364
United StatesUSANorthern America	1,353
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	1,333
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,249
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	1,196
HondurasHNDCentral America	1,035
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,000
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	936
ArgentinaARGSouth America	888
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	888
EcuadorECUSouth America	878
IsraelISRWestern Asia	876
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	866
NigerNERWestern Africa	803
ChileCHLSouth America	798
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	741
BrazilBRASouth America	703
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	689
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	661
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	646
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	622
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	610
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	609
MaliMLIWestern Africa	586
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	575
GuyanaGUYSouth America	535
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	501
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	479
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	460
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	394
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	386
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	373
BoliviaBOLSouth America	371
Costa RicaCRICentral America	283
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	260
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	258
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	251
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	216
BeninBENWestern Africa	207
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	199
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	199
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	170
JapanJPNEastern Asia	166
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	163
UruguayURYSouth America	158
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	151
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	141
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	136
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	114
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	112
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	108
ItalyITASouthern Europe	106
ParaguayPRYSouth America	103
GabonGABMiddle Africa	96
CanadaCANNorthern America	94
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	93
FranceFRAWestern Europe	79
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	75
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	73
PanamaPANCentral America	72
SurinameSURSouth America	65
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	63
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	61
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	56
DominicaDMACaribbean	49
QatarQATWestern Asia	48
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	41
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	39
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	38
OmanOMNWestern Asia	37
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	37
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	34
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	32
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	30
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	30
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	29
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	28
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	27
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	25
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	25
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	18
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	16
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	16
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	15
BelizeBLZCentral America	13
BahamasBHSCaribbean	12
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	10
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	10
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	10
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	10
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	8
MacauMACEastern Asia	8
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	7
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	5
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	5
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	5
TongaTONPolynesia	5
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	5
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	0
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Afghanistan2,107,510
Iraq1,450,908
Sudan686,296
Somalia464,026
DR Congo401,908

Lowest

Monacoshared0
Saint Kitts and Nevisshared0
Tuvalushared5
Tongashared5
Lesothoshared5

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 912. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −5countries joined / left
175values changed, of 181 in both
116 · 59rose · fell
6unchanged

Rose most

Iraq262,302 → 1,450,908+1,188,606
Bosnia and Herzegovina109,931 → 199,948+90,017
Somalia395,544 → 464,026+68,482
Türkiye170,557 → 227,236+56,679
Russia103,037 → 159,383+56,346

Fell most

Azerbaijan233,678 → 126,068−107,610
Liberia231,136 → 160,543−70,593
Afghanistan2,166,139 → 2,107,510−58,629
Tajikistan54,753 → 646−54,107
Burundi438,695 → 396,533−42,162

+ Malta

+ Montenegro

+ Tuvalu

− Bermuda

− Brunei

− New Caledonia

− Norway

− 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.

The site’s method

169 distinct values among 184
Values are stored exactly as published. 5 countries share 5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 184 countries has every column.

05The files

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (2006). Refugees by Country of Origin, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-by-origin/2006

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07Questions

Refugees by Country of Origin, 2006: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees by country of origin in Refugees by Country of Origin, 2006?

Afghanistan, at 2,107,510, of the 184 countries in the file.

What year does Refugees by Country of Origin, 2006 describe?

2006.

How many countries does Refugees by Country of Origin, 2006 cover?

184.

Where can I download Refugees by Country of Origin, 2006?

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