Refugees originating from the country per 1,000 inhabitants

199 countries, 2025. Unit: per 1,000 inhabitants.

First in the ranking
195.8 ‰
South Sudan
Median country
0.2 ‰
half above, half below
World total
3.5 ‰
UNHCR aggregate
Range
0.0 to 195.8
Aruba - South Sudan

How to read it

Across 199 countries worldwide, the highest value is in South Sudan (195.8 ‰) and the lowest in Aruba (0.0 ‰).

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

For the world as a total, the value rose from 2.3 ‰ in 1996 to 3.5 ‰ in 2025.

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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 Continent Share of the highest value
1South Sudan195.8Africa
2Syria189.9Asia
3Eritrea153.8Africa
4Ukraine134.0Europe
5Central African Republic122.3Africa
6Afghanistan60.9Asia
7Sudan54.6Africa
8Somalia45.4Africa
9Myanmar27.8Asia
10Burundi22.1Africa
11Mali20.6Africa
12Rwanda16.8Africa
13Haiti15.2North America
14Venezuela14.6South America
15Burkina Faso14.6Africa
16Azerbaijan12.6Asia
17El Salvador10.7North America
18Democratic Republic of the Congo10.4Africa
19Bhutan9.1Asia
20Palestine8.6Asia
21Honduras8.6North America
22Mauritania8.3Africa
23Bosnia and Herzegovina7.9Europe
24Albania7.7Europe
25Sri Lanka6.4Asia
26Iraq5.8Asia
27Armenia5.3Asia
28Nicaragua5.0North America
29Cameroon4.7Africa
30Georgia4.5Asia
31Croatia4.5Europe
32Serbia4.4Europe
33Bahamas4.0North America
34Guinea3.2Africa
35Niger3.1Africa
36Cuba2.7North America
37Comoros2.6Africa
38The Gambia2.4Africa
39Libya2.3Africa
40Belarus2.2Europe
41Barbados2.0North America
42Republic of the Congo2.0Africa
43Nigeria2.0Africa
44Moldova2.0Europe
45Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.9North America
46Djibouti1.9Africa
47Guatemala1.9North America
48Iran1.7Asia
49Türkiye1.7Asia
50Lebanon1.6Asia
51Colombia1.5South America
52Dominica1.5North America
53Yemen1.4Asia
54Togo1.3Africa
55Ethiopia1.2Africa
56Saint Lucia1.1North America
57Montenegro1.1Europe
58North Macedonia1.0Europe
59Antigua and Barbuda1.0North America
60Sierra Leone1.0Africa
61Grenada1.0North America
62Côte d'Ivoire1.0Africa
63Jamaica0.9North America
64Liberia0.9Africa
65Laos0.8Asia
66Guinea-Bissau0.8Africa
67Saint Kitts and Nevis0.8North America
68Chad0.7Africa
69Russia0.7Europe
70Senegal0.7Africa
71Mongolia0.7Asia
72Kuwait0.7Asia
73Cambodia0.6Asia
74Tonga0.6Oceania
75Jordan0.5Asia
76Kyrgyzstan0.5Asia
77Ghana0.5Africa
78Nauru0.4Oceania
79Guyana0.4South America
80Zimbabwe0.4Africa
81Tajikistan0.4Asia
82Trinidad and Tobago0.4North America
83Gabon0.4Africa
84Fiji0.4Oceania
85Pakistan0.4Asia
86Angola0.3Africa
87Mexico0.3North America
88Ecuador0.3South America
89Tunisia0.3Africa
90Turks and Caicos Islands0.3North America
91Nepal0.3Asia
92Morocco0.3Africa
93Chile0.3South America
94Belize0.3North America
95Uganda0.2Africa
96Turkmenistan0.2Asia
97Kenya0.2Africa
98Peru0.2South America
99Mauritius0.2Africa
100Namibia0.2Africa
101Equatorial Guinea0.2Africa
102Hungary0.2Europe
103Vietnam0.2Asia
104Egypt0.2Africa
105Kazakhstan0.2Asia
106Algeria0.2Africa
107Bangladesh0.2Asia
108Eswatini0.2Africa
109Romania0.2Europe
110Bahrain0.2Asia
111Botswana0.1Africa
112Uzbekistan0.1Asia
113Israel0.1Asia
114Maldives0.1Asia
115Slovakia0.1Europe
116China0.1Asia
117Dominican Republic0.1North America
118Latvia0.1Europe
119Bermuda0.1North America
120Suriname0.1South America
121Solomon Islands0.1Oceania
122Benin0.1Africa
123Panama0.1North America
124Bulgaria0.1Europe
125Samoa0.1Oceania
126Seychelles0.1Africa
127Czechia0.1Europe
128Costa Rica0.1North America
129Malaysia0.1Asia
130Saudi Arabia0.1Asia
131Estonia0.1Europe
132Andorra0.1Europe
133Papua New Guinea0.1Oceania
134Bolivia0.1South America
135Curaçao0.0North America
136Vanuatu0.0Oceania
137Uruguay0.0South America
138Kiribati0.0Oceania
139Poland0.0Europe
140Lithuania0.0Europe
141São Tomé and Principe0.0Africa
142Hong Kong0.0Asia
143Indonesia0.0Asia
144Brazil0.0South America
145Luxembourg0.0Europe
146India0.0Asia
147Cabo Verde0.0Africa
148Malawi0.0Africa
149Oman0.0Asia
150Qatar0.0Asia
151Paraguay0.0South America
152Tanzania0.0Africa
153United Arab Emirates0.0Asia
154Macao0.0Asia
155South Africa0.0Africa
156Malta0.0Europe
157Madagascar0.0Africa
158Zambia0.0Africa
159Ireland0.0Europe
160Sweden0.0Europe
161Argentina0.0South America
162Lesotho0.0Africa
163New Zealand0.0Oceania
164Cyprus0.0Asia
165Brunei0.0Asia
166Timor-Leste0.0Asia
167United States0.0North America
168Portugal0.0Europe
169North Korea0.0Asia
170Belgium0.0Europe
171Greece0.0Europe
172Canada0.0North America
173Netherlands0.0Europe
174United Kingdom0.0Europe
175Singapore0.0Asia
176Philippines0.0Asia
177Slovenia0.0Europe
178Thailand0.0Asia
179Italy0.0Europe
180Germany0.0Europe
181Spain0.0Europe
182Austria0.0Europe
183Norway0.0Europe
184Denmark0.0Europe
185Mozambique0.0Africa
186France0.0Europe
187South Korea0.0Asia
188Australia0.0Oceania
189Finland0.0Europe
190Switzerland0.0Europe
191Japan0.0Asia
192Aruba0.0North America
193Cayman Islands0.0North America
194Federated States of Micronesia0.0Oceania
195Iceland0.0Europe
196Marshall Islands0.0Oceania
197French Polynesia0.0Oceania
198Tuvalu0.0Oceania
199British Virgin Islands0.0North America
UNHCR · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2015-2025

change in percentage points · 191 countries

Largest increase

  1. Ukraine 7.0 → 134.0 +127.0 pp
  2. South Sudan 70.1 → 195.8 +125.7 pp
  3. Sudan 15.7 → 54.6 +38.9 pp
  4. Eritrea 131.2 → 153.8 +22.6 pp
  5. Central African Republic 101.8 → 122.3 +20.5 pp

Largest decrease

  1. Syria 250.9 → 189.9 −61.0 pp
  2. Somalia 81.3 → 45.4 −36.0 pp
  3. Afghanistan 78.8 → 60.9 −17.9 pp
  4. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.0 → 1.9 −15.1 pp
  5. Bhutan 23.9 → 9.1 −14.8 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Refugees from per 1,000 - continent medians

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Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 2000 Africa: 0.15 Asia: 0.14 Europe: 0.04 North America: 0.02 South America: 0.03 Oceania: 0.08 2001 Africa: 0.17 Asia: 0.12 Europe: 0.05 North America: 0.04 South America: 0.03 Oceania: 0 2002 Africa: 0.38 Asia: 0.2 Europe: 0.14 North America: 0.04 South America: 0.04 Oceania: 0 2003 Africa: 0.43 Asia: 0.14 Europe: 0.11 North America: 0.05 South America: 0.04 Oceania: 0.12 2004 Africa: 0.46 Asia: 0.17 Europe: 0.07 North America: 0.1 South America: 0.05 Oceania: 0.05 2005 Africa: 0.5 Asia: 0.16 Europe: 0.08 North America: 0.12 South America: 0.05 Oceania: 0 2006 Africa: 0.46 Asia: 0.14 Europe: 0.14 North America: 0.14 South America: 0.06 Oceania: 0.06 2007 Africa: 0.39 Asia: 0.13 Europe: 0.06 North America: 0.16 South America: 0.08 Oceania: 0 2008 Africa: 0.48 Asia: 0.16 Europe: 0.06 North America: 0.17 South America: 0.07 Oceania: 0.04 2009 Africa: 0.42 Asia: 0.18 Europe: 0.05 North America: 0.17 South America: 0.07 Oceania: 0.05 2010 Africa: 0.48 Asia: 0.18 Europe: 0.04 North America: 0.21 South America: 0.06 Oceania: 0.05 2011 Africa: 0.45 Asia: 0.18 Europe: 0.05 North America: 0.25 South America: 0.06 Oceania: 0.04 2012 Africa: 0.64 Asia: 0.22 Europe: 0.04 North America: 0.3 South America: 0.06 Oceania: 0.02 2013 Africa: 0.51 Asia: 0.14 Europe: 0.05 North America: 0.31 South America: 0.04 Oceania: 0.06 2014 Africa: 0.51 Asia: 0.15 Europe: 0.06 North America: 0.43 South America: 0.04 Oceania: 0.04 2015 Africa: 0.62 Asia: 0.14 Europe: 0.04 North America: 0.44 South America: 0.04 Oceania: 0.02 2016 Africa: 0.54 Asia: 0.14 Europe: 0.03 North America: 0.44 South America: 0.04 Oceania: 0.07 2017 Africa: 0.56 Asia: 0.15 Europe: 0.02 North America: 0.43 South America: 0.04 Oceania: 0.03 2018 Africa: 0.62 Asia: 0.18 Europe: 0.02 North America: 0.51 South America: 0.04 Oceania: 0.05 2019 Africa: 0.62 Asia: 0.18 Europe: 0.01 North America: 0.68 South America: 0.04 Oceania: 0.03 2020 Africa: 0.66 Asia: 0.19 Europe: 0.01 North America: 0.81 South America: 0.04 Oceania: 0.05 2021 Africa: 0.74 Asia: 0.2 Europe: 0.02 North America: 0.67 South America: 0.05 Oceania: 0.05 2022 Africa: 0.72 Asia: 0.19 Europe: 0.03 North America: 0.5 South America: 0.07 Oceania: 0.05 2023 Africa: 0.59 Asia: 0.19 Europe: 0.01 North America: 0.52 South America: 0.08 Oceania: 0.04 2024 Africa: 0.71 Asia: 0.2 Europe: 0.03 North America: 0.71 South America: 0.13 Oceania: 0.03 2025 Africa: 0.71 Asia: 0.2 Europe: 0.03 North America: 0.77 South America: 0.16 Oceania: 0.04 2000 2008 2012 2016 2025

By continent

median country
Africa 0.7 ‰
Asia 0.2 ‰
Europe 0.0 ‰
North America 0.8 ‰
South America 0.2 ‰
Oceania 0.0 ‰

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