Data for 2007

Refugees by Country of Origin, 2007

Name: Refugees by Country of Origin, 2007
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 2007, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugees by Country of Origin, 2007 covers 184 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 3,057,655; 4 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 1,144. Against 2006, 176 values changed (102 up, 74 down), 2 countries joined, 2 left.

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Refugees by Country of Origin · Data for 2007

HighestAfghanistan

3,057,655

Lowest4 countries share it

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

184countries
1measure
2007the year it describes
169distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
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01Values only

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Every country and every column of Refugees by Country of Origin, 2007, 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, 2007: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	3,057,655
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	2,309,246
Colombia`COL`South America	551,741
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	523,029
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	457,345
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	375,720
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	370,372
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	341,231
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	327,770
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	221,937
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	208,747
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	191,308
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	186,137
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	165,636
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	149,087
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	134,945
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	110,593
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	100,429
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	98,092
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	93,218
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	91,542
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	80,955
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	78,267
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	68,398
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	59,845
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	55,697
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	33,095
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	32,114
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	31,847
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	25,980
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	22,481
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	22,275
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	22,222
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	21,325
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	20,549
India`IND`Southern Asia	20,455
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	19,726
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	17,700
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	15,922
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	15,886
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	15,435
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	15,335
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	14,366
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	13,898
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	13,684
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	13,089
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	11,805
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	11,499
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	10,599
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	10,235
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	10,012
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	8,269
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	8,072
Peru`PER`South America	7,738
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	7,544
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	7,496
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	6,789
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	6,157
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	6,026
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	5,658
Mexico`MEX`Central America	5,568
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	5,299
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	5,232
Venezuela`VEN`South America	5,089
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	5,042
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	4,961
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	4,913
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	4,489
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	4,036
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	3,384
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	3,364
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	3,306
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2,911
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	2,488
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	2,322
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	2,257
United States`USA`Northern America	2,164
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	1,939
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	1,899
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	1,824
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	1,777
Brazil`BRA`South America	1,623
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	1,621
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	1,550
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1,539
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1,379
Ecuador`ECU`South America	1,329
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	1,257
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	1,250
Honduras`HND`Central America	1,236
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1,183
Argentina`ARG`South America	1,164
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	1,123
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	1,103
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	1,018
Chile`CHL`South America	964
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	887
Niger`NER`Western Africa	817
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	766
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	741
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	737
Guyana`GUY`South America	676
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	667
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	660
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	645
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	644
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	611
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	602
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	557
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	555
Canada`CAN`Northern America	530
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	519
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	474
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	461
Bolivia`BOL`South America	423
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	402
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	361
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	352
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	346
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	305
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	293
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	282
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	265
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	258
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	227
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	213
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	210
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	198
Uruguay`URY`South America	193
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	192
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	126
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	117
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	116
Panama`PAN`Central America	105
France`FRA`Western Europe	99
Paraguay`PRY`South America	99
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	93
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	93
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	92
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	84
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	67
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	65
Suriname`SUR`South America	62
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	58
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	57
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	57
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	54
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	53
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	47
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	47
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	44
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	44
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	39
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	37
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	36
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	33
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	33
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	32
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	29
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	28
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	24
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	21
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	19
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	17
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	16
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	15
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	15
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	14
Belize`BLZ`Central America	13
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	12
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	10
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	10
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	10
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	10
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	9
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	9
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	8
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	6
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	5
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	5
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0
Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	0

02In 2007

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Afghanistan3,057,655
Iraq2,309,246
Colombia551,741
Sudan523,029
Somalia457,345

Lowest

Vatican Cityshared0
Tongashared0
Norwayshared0
Saint Kitts and Nevisshared0
Lesothoshared5

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 1,144. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −2countries joined / left
176values changed, of 182 in both
102 · 74rose · fell
6unchanged

Rose most

Afghanistan2,107,510 → 3,057,655+950,145
Iraq1,450,908 → 2,309,246+858,338
Colombia72,793 → 551,741+478,948
Central African Republic71,669 → 98,092+26,423
Chad36,286 → 55,697+19,411

Fell most

Sudan686,296 → 523,029−163,267
Bosnia and Herzegovina199,948 → 78,267−121,681
Azerbaijan126,068 → 15,922−110,146
Liberia160,543 → 91,542−69,001
Russia159,383 → 93,218−66,165

+ Norway

+ Vatican City

− Monaco

− Tuvalu

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

169 distinct values among 184
Values are stored exactly as published. 4 countries share 10. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 184 countries has every column.

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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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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (2007). Refugees by Country of Origin, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-by-origin/2007

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How it has moved, charted by country

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