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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2024

Figures for 2024, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2024 covers 180 countries. Iran is highest, at 3,489,257; 10 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 11,736. Against 2023, 157 values changed (102 up, 55 down), 5 countries joined, 2 left.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 2024

HighestIran

3,489,257

Lowest10 countries share it

0

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

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2024, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 180 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2024: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
IranIRNSouthern Asia3,489,257
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia2,940,735
GermanyDEUWestern Europe2,749,266
UgandaUGAEastern Africa1,759,492
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,560,480
ChadTCDMiddle Africa1,278,866
PolandPOLEastern Europe1,008,871
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa1,008,826
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia1,005,602
SudanSDNNorthern Africa793,395
LebanonLBNWestern Asia758,642
FranceFRAWestern Europe721,771
JordanJORWestern Asia643,641
KenyaKENEastern Africa604,257
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa517,404
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe515,677
South SudanSSDEastern Africa514,794
United StatesUSANorthern America435,333
SpainESPSouthern Europe429,333
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa427,706
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe391,133
NigerNERWestern Africa369,836
IraqIRQWestern Asia318,461
ItalyITASouthern Europe312,849
AustriaAUTWestern Europe284,828

02In 2024

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Iran3,489,257
  2. Türkiye2,940,735
  3. Germany2,749,266
  4. Uganda1,759,492
  5. Pakistan1,560,480

Lowest

  1. Sierra Leoneshared0
  2. Solomon Islandsshared0
  3. Singaporeshared0
  4. Myanmarshared0
  5. Dominicashared0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 11,736. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +5 / −2countries joined / left
  • 157values changed, of 175 in both
  • 102 · 55rose · fell
  • 18unchanged

Rose most

  • Libya1,837 → 200,335+198,498
  • Uganda1,577,498 → 1,759,492+181,994
  • Chad1,100,921 → 1,278,866+177,945
  • Germany2,593,007 → 2,749,266+156,259
  • South Sudan381,236 → 514,794+133,558

Fell most

  • Russia1,230,131 → 10,077−1,220,054
  • Pakistan1,988,231 → 1,560,480−427,751
  • Türkiye3,251,127 → 2,940,735−310,392
  • Iran3,764,517 → 3,489,257−275,260
  • Sudan922,474 → 793,395−129,079
+ Antigua and Barbuda+ Dominica+ Equatorial Guinea+ Palau+ British Virgin Islands− Nicaragua− Vanuatu

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

  • 160 distinct values among 180

    Values are stored exactly as published. 10 countries share 0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 180 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

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.

Licence: CC BY 4.0 · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (2024). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/2024

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2024: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2024?

Iran, at 3,489,257, of the 180 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2024 describe?

2024.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2024 cover?

180.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2024?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2024 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2025.

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