Data for 2025

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2025

Name: Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2025
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 2025, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2025 covers 177 countries. Germany is highest, at 2,655,191; 10 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 12,269. Against 2024, 152 values changed (93 up, 59 down), 1 country joined, 4 left.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 2025

HighestGermany

2,655,191

Lowest10 countries share it

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

177countries
1measure
2025the year it describes
160distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2025, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2025: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2,655,191
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	2,390,414
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	1,936,719
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	1,502,263
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1,178,038
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	1,159,038
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	1,010,466
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	990,469
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	809,816
France`FRA`Western Europe	788,419
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	770,514
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	617,125
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	601,818
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	581,072
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	552,523
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	535,168
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	511,079
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	503,732
United States`USA`Northern America	457,647
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	436,226
Canada`CAN`Northern America	416,028
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	408,613
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	395,559
Niger`NER`Western Africa	385,986
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	322,345
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	301,490
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	286,715
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	286,651
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	283,935
Brazil`BRA`South America	278,966
India`IND`Southern Asia	238,643
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	220,033
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	208,287
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	206,671
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	192,914
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	186,393
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	180,575
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	171,142
Mexico`MEX`Central America	152,002
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	150,164
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	149,324
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	144,116
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	140,885
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	137,869
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	134,563
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	124,006
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	123,848
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	123,087
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	115,794
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	110,800
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	105,596
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	102,544
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	95,007
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	84,017
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	83,225
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	74,630
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	71,332
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	70,349
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	62,500
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	55,307
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	55,177
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	54,381
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	54,167
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	49,107
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	48,207
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	42,450
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	41,299
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	40,996
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	40,863
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	40,794
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	36,395
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	35,241
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	33,415
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	32,454
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	29,748
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	26,522
Ecuador`ECU`South America	26,428
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	25,396
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	24,899
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	21,050
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	20,967
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	20,869
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	20,822
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	19,613
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	17,259
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	16,974
Venezuela`VEN`South America	14,333
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	12,513
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	12,269
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	11,811
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	10,284
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	9,885
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	8,620
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	8,570
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	8,459
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	8,306
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	7,727
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	7,374
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	7,304
Peru`PER`South America	6,788
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	6,389
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	5,470
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	5,105
Argentina`ARG`South America	4,941
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	4,673
Paraguay`PRY`South America	4,621
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	4,407
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	4,377
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	4,108
Uruguay`URY`South America	3,195
Panama`PAN`Central America	2,694
Chile`CHL`South America	2,631
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	2,386
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	2,370
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	2,154
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2,148
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1,877
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	1,586
Colombia`COL`South America	1,464
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	1,414
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1,377
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1,274
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	1,172
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	1,150
Bolivia`BOL`South America	1,147
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	1,032
Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	987
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	847
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	586
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	478
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	448
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	386
Belize`BLZ`Central America	347
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	289
Honduras`HND`Central America	270
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	240
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	236
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	230
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	213
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	195
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	182
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	166
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	119
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	115
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	87
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	53
Guyana`GUY`South America	35
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	24
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	24
Suriname`SUR`South America	24
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	23
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	20
Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	17
Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	17
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	15
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	13
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	11
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	10
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	9
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	8
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	6
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	5
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	5
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	5
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	5
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	5
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	5
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0
Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	0
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0

02In 2025

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Germany2,655,191
Türkiye2,390,414
Uganda1,936,719
Chad1,502,263
Bangladesh1,178,038

Lowest

Vanuatushared0
Sierra Leoneshared0
Singaporeshared0
Myanmarshared0
Haitishared0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 12,269. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −4countries joined / left
152values changed, of 176 in both
93 · 59rose · fell
24unchanged

Rose most

Libya200,335 → 552,523+352,188
Chad1,278,866 → 1,502,263+223,397
Uganda1,759,492 → 1,936,719+177,227
Bangladesh1,005,602 → 1,178,038+172,436
Mali135,533 → 286,715+151,182

Fell most

Iran3,489,257 → 770,514−2,718,743
Türkiye2,940,735 → 2,390,414−550,321
Pakistan1,560,480 → 1,159,038−401,442
Lebanon758,642 → 535,168−223,474
Jordan643,641 → 436,226−207,415

+ Vanuatu

− Antigua and Barbuda

− Equatorial Guinea

− Palau

− Solomon Islands

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

160 distinct values among 177
Values are stored exactly as published. 10 countries share 0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 177 countries has every column.

05The files

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https://api.unhcr.org/population/v1/population/?limit=1000&yearFrom=2025&yearTo=2025&coa_all=true

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 (2025). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/2025

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