Refugees originating from the country per 1,000 inhabitants in Asia

50 countries in Asia, 2025. Unit: per 1,000 inhabitants. World ranking →

First in the ranking
189.9 ‰
Median country
0.2 ‰
half above, half below
World total
3.5 ‰
UNHCR aggregate
Range
0.0 to 189.9
Japan - Syria

How to read it

Across 50 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Syria (189.9 ‰) and the lowest in Japan (0.0 ‰).

The median country is at 0.2 ‰: half are above, half below.

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Source: UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database · terms of use · licence

Refugees from per 1,000 over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Syria189.9
2Afghanistan60.9
3Myanmar27.8
4Azerbaijan12.6
5Bhutan9.1
6Palestine8.6
7Sri Lanka6.4
8Iraq5.8
9Armenia5.3
10Georgia4.5
11Iran1.7
12Türkiye1.7
13Lebanon1.6
14Yemen1.4
15Laos0.8
16Mongolia0.7
17Kuwait0.7
18Cambodia0.6
19Jordan0.5
20Kyrgyzstan0.5
21Tajikistan0.4
22Pakistan0.4
23Nepal0.3
24Turkmenistan0.2
25Vietnam0.2
26Kazakhstan0.2
27Bangladesh0.2
28Bahrain0.2
29Uzbekistan0.1
30Israel0.1
31Maldives0.1
32China0.1
33Malaysia0.1
34Saudi Arabia0.1
35Hong Kong0.0
36Indonesia0.0
37India0.0
38Oman0.0
39Qatar0.0
40United Arab Emirates0.0
41Macao0.0
42Cyprus0.0
43Brunei0.0
44Timor-Leste0.0
45North Korea0.0
46Singapore0.0
47Philippines0.0
48Thailand0.0
49South Korea0.0
50Japan0.0
UNHCR · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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