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Data for 2025
Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2025
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.
Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 2025
HighestGermany
2,655,191Lowest10 countries share it
0Shaded 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.
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.
Showing 25 of 177 countries · select a heading to sort
| GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 2,655,191 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 2,390,414 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 1,936,719 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 1,502,263 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 1,178,038 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 1,159,038 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 1,010,466 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 990,469 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 809,816 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 788,419 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 770,514 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 617,125 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 601,818 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 581,072 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 552,523 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 535,168 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 511,079 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 503,732 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 457,647 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 436,226 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 416,028 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 408,613 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 395,559 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 385,986 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 322,345 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 301,490 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 286,715 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 286,651 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 283,935 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 278,966 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 238,643 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 220,033 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 208,287 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 206,671 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 192,914 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 186,393 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 180,575 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 171,142 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 152,002 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 150,164 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 149,324 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 144,116 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 140,885 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 137,869 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 134,563 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 124,006 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 123,848 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 123,087 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 115,794 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 110,800 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 105,596 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 102,544 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 95,007 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 84,017 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 83,225 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 74,630 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 71,332 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 70,349 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 62,500 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 55,307 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 55,177 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 54,381 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 54,167 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 49,107 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 48,207 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 42,450 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 41,299 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 40,996 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 40,863 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 40,794 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 36,395 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 35,241 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 33,415 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 32,454 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 29,748 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 26,522 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 26,428 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 25,396 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 24,899 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 21,050 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 20,967 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 20,869 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 20,822 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 19,613 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 17,259 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 16,974 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 14,333 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 12,513 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 12,269 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 11,811 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 10,284 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 9,885 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 8,620 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 8,570 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 8,459 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 8,306 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 7,727 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 7,374 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 7,304 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 6,788 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 6,389 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 5,470 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 5,105 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 4,941 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 4,673 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 4,621 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 4,407 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 4,377 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 4,108 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 3,195 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 2,694 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 2,631 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 2,386 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 2,370 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 2,154 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 2,148 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 1,877 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1,586 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 1,464 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 1,414 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 1,377 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 1,274 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 1,172 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 1,150 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1,147 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 1,032 |
 LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe | 987 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 847 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 586 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 478 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 448 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 386 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 347 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 289 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 270 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 240 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 236 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 230 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 213 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 195 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 182 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 166 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 119 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 115 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 87 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 53 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 35 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 24 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 24 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 24 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 23 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 20 |
 MonacoMCOWestern Europe | 17 |
 Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean | 17 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 15 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 13 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 11 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 10 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 9 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 8 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 6 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 5 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 5 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 5 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 5 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 5 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 5 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0 |
 CuraçaoCUWCaribbean | 0 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 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
+ Vanuatu
− Antigua and Barbuda
− Equatorial Guinea
− Palau
− Solomon IslandsChanges 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.
160 distinct values among 177
Values are stored exactly as published. 10 countries share 0. 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 177 countries has every column.
05The files
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The publisher’s original
UNHCR’s own file, on its own site.
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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Cite this edition
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
0636 held
Other years
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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2024180 countries
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This is the newest year. A newer one will get its own page at its own address; this one is never rewritten.
All of them
Refugee Population by Country of Asylum: every year36 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2025: questions and answers
Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2025?
Germany, at 2,655,191, of the 177 countries in the file.
What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2025 describe?
2025.
How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2025 cover?
177.
Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2025?
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, 2025 the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-09-26, when it was read from the publisher.