Refugees originating from the country (under UNHCR mandate)

199 countries, 2025. Unit: people.

First in the ranking
5,224,131
Ukraine
Median country
1,319
half above, half below
World total
28.5 mn
UNHCR aggregate
Range
0 to 5,224,131
Aruba - Ukraine

How to read it

Across 199 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Ukraine (5,224,131) and the lowest in Aruba (0).

The median country is at 1,319: half are above, half below.

For the world as a total, the value rose from 13,356,861 in 1996 to 28,461,306 in 2025.

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

Refugees from the country over time

Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Ukraine5,224,131Europe
2Syria4,865,764Asia
3Sudan2,820,737Africa
4Afghanistan2,671,560Asia
5South Sudan2,386,499Africa
6Myanmar1,524,378Asia
7Democratic Republic of the Congo1,176,489Africa
8Somalia892,037Africa
9Central African Republic674,222Africa
10Eritrea554,891Africa
11Mali519,738Africa
12Nigeria478,150Africa
13Venezuela417,010South America
14Burkina Faso351,209Africa
15Burundi318,291Africa
16Iraq270,671Asia
17Rwanda244,415Africa
18Haiti180,702North America
19Ethiopia164,215Africa
20Iran157,912Asia
21China153,962Asia
22Türkiye149,405Asia
23Sri Lanka148,369Asia
24Cameroon140,366Africa
25Azerbaijan130,983Asia
26Russia99,360Europe
27Honduras94,449North America
28Pakistan90,497Asia
29Niger85,591Africa
30Colombia79,669South America
31El Salvador68,182North America
32Yemen57,327Asia
33Palestine48,323Asia
34Guinea47,692Africa
35Mauritania43,906Africa
36India42,610Asia
37Mexico41,307North America
38Nicaragua35,341North America
39Guatemala34,994North America
40Côte d'Ivoire32,506Africa
41Bangladesh31,862Asia
42Serbia29,665Europe
43Cuba29,395North America
44Bosnia and Herzegovina24,653Europe
45Egypt23,763Africa
46Albania21,447Europe
47Vietnam20,636Asia
48Belarus19,462Europe
49Georgia17,302Asia
50Croatia17,207Europe
51Libya17,161Africa
52Ghana16,030Africa
53Armenia15,578Asia
54Chad15,281Africa
55Angola13,433Africa
56Kenya13,325Africa
57Republic of the Congo13,134Africa
58Senegal13,028Africa
59Uganda12,792Africa
60Togo12,661Africa
61Cambodia11,332Asia
62Morocco10,400Africa
63Lebanon9,568Asia
64Indonesia9,215Asia
65Algeria9,174Africa
66Sierra Leone8,925Africa
67Nepal8,019Asia
68Peru7,885South America
69Bhutan7,257Asia
70The Gambia6,728Africa
71Zimbabwe6,632Africa
72Laos6,489Asia
73Brazil6,306South America
74Moldova5,846Europe
75Ecuador5,723South America
76Jordan5,471Asia
77Chile5,358South America
78Uzbekistan5,164Asia
79Liberia5,117Africa
80Tajikistan4,163Asia
81Kazakhstan4,144Asia
82Tunisia3,711Africa
83United States3,667North America
84Kuwait3,369Asia
85Kyrgyzstan3,337Asia
86Romania3,130Europe
87Jamaica2,642North America
88Malaysia2,477Asia
89Mongolia2,403Asia
90Saudi Arabia2,368Asia
91Comoros2,338Africa
92Djibouti2,223Africa
93Hungary2,055Europe
94North Macedonia1,886Europe
95Turkmenistan1,864Asia
96Guinea-Bissau1,800Africa
97Bahamas1,598North America
98Tanzania1,592Africa
99Poland1,368Europe
100South Africa1,319Africa
101Benin1,279Africa
102Israel1,265Asia
103Dominican Republic1,240North America
104Gabon984Africa
105Philippines807Asia
106Czechia794Europe
107Bolivia710South America
108Montenegro696Europe
109Namibia685Africa
110Papua New Guinea644Oceania
111Madagascar637Africa
112Slovakia625Europe
113Barbados577North America
114Trinidad and Tobago576North America
115Malawi551Africa
116Argentina542South America
117Bulgaria533Europe
118United Kingdom517Europe
119Equatorial Guinea424Africa
120Botswana384Africa
121Panama375North America
122Costa Rica367North America
123Canada360North America
124Zambia346Africa
125Fiji343Oceania
126Guyana342South America
127Germany327Europe
128Thailand327Asia
129Mauritius283Africa
130Bahrain267Asia
131Italy266Europe
132North Korea263Asia
133United Arab Emirates252Asia
134Hong Kong245Asia
135Eswatini220Africa
136Saint Lucia199North America
137Saint Vincent and the Grenadines194North America
138Latvia189Europe
139Spain186Europe
140France166Europe
141Paraguay162South America
142Netherlands159Europe
143Oman133Asia
144Sweden128Europe
145Uruguay126South America
146Mozambique119Africa
147Grenada117North America
148South Korea117Asia
149Belgium113Europe
150Portugal109Europe
151Belize108North America
152Lithuania101Europe
153Antigua and Barbuda97North America
154Dominica97North America
155Greece94Europe
156Estonia86Europe
157Qatar73Asia
158Solomon Islands73Oceania
159Ireland69Europe
160Tonga65Oceania
161Maldives62Asia
162New Zealand58Oceania
163Japan56Asia
164Suriname56South America
165Singapore43Asia
166Australia41Oceania
167Saint Kitts and Nevis36North America
168Austria33Europe
169Lesotho27Africa
170Denmark21Europe
171Luxembourg20Europe
172Norway20Europe
173Samoa17Oceania
174Cabo Verde15Africa
175Cyprus15Asia
176Macao15Asia
177Timor-Leste15Asia
178Turks and Caicos Islands14North America
179Vanuatu13Oceania
180Slovenia12Europe
181Malta11Europe
182Seychelles10Africa
183Curaçao8North America
184São Tomé and Principe8Africa
185Bermuda6North America
186Switzerland6Europe
187Andorra5Europe
188Brunei5Asia
189Finland5Europe
190Kiribati5Oceania
191Nauru5Oceania
192Aruba0North America
193Cayman Islands0North America
194Federated States of Micronesia0Oceania
195Iceland0Europe
196Marshall Islands0Oceania
197French Polynesia0Oceania
198Tuvalu0Oceania
199British Virgin Islands0North America
UNHCR · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2015-2025

change in units · 191 countries

Largest increase

  1. Ukraine 321,399 → 5,224,131 +4,902,732
  2. Sudan 627,080 → 2,820,737 +2,193,657
  3. South Sudan 778,722 → 2,386,499 +1,607,777
  4. Myanmar 451,804 → 1,524,378 +1,072,574
  5. Democratic Republic of the Congo 541,487 → 1,176,489 +635,002

Largest decrease

  1. Vietnam 313,152 → 20,636 −292,516
  2. Colombia 340,116 → 79,669 −260,447
  3. Somalia 1,123,144 → 892,037 −231,107
  4. Pakistan 297,886 → 90,497 −207,389
  5. China 212,911 → 153,962 −58,949

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Refugees from the country - continent medians

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10k 13k 2000 Africa: 1,042.5 Asia: 4,516 Europe: 216 North America: 48 South America: 401.5 Oceania: 5 2001 Africa: 917 Asia: 4,157.5 Europe: 346.5 North America: 49 South America: 357.5 Oceania: 2.5 2002 Africa: 2,543 Asia: 6,599.5 Europe: 596 North America: 77 South America: 481.5 Oceania: 7 2003 Africa: 2,562 Asia: 4,352.5 Europe: 638 North America: 82.5 South America: 487.5 Oceania: 11.5 2004 Africa: 2,511 Asia: 4,509.5 Europe: 400.5 North America: 117 South America: 559.5 Oceania: 11 2005 Africa: 3,120 Asia: 2,594 Europe: 286 North America: 135.5 South America: 588.5 Oceania: 23.5 2006 Africa: 4,699 Asia: 2,651 Europe: 622 North America: 199 South America: 750.5 Oceania: 28 2007 Africa: 4,489 Asia: 2,322 Europe: 198 North America: 361 South America: 1,064 Oceania: 36 2008 Africa: 3,520 Asia: 2,526 Europe: 248 North America: 313 South America: 1,013.5 Oceania: 36.5 2009 Africa: 2,927 Asia: 2,611 Europe: 167 North America: 332 South America: 848.5 Oceania: 31 2010 Africa: 3,659 Asia: 2,748 Europe: 158 North America: 344 South America: 802.5 Oceania: 38 2011 Africa: 4,330.5 Asia: 3,163 Europe: 169 North America: 325 South America: 840 Oceania: 34.5 2012 Africa: 5,622.5 Asia: 3,528.5 Europe: 174 North America: 325 South America: 824 Oceania: 34 2013 Africa: 4,474 Asia: 2,299 Europe: 152 North America: 333 South America: 652.5 Oceania: 18.5 2014 Africa: 5,055 Asia: 2,449 Europe: 170 North America: 359.5 South America: 647 Oceania: 19 2015 Africa: 6,194 Asia: 2,380.5 Europe: 135.5 North America: 371.5 South America: 560 Oceania: 18.5 2016 Africa: 6,393.5 Asia: 2,468.5 Europe: 78 North America: 296.5 South America: 512.5 Oceania: 25 2017 Africa: 6,224 Asia: 2,588.5 Europe: 79 North America: 310 South America: 506.5 Oceania: 22 2018 Africa: 7,257 Asia: 2,934 Europe: 76.5 North America: 327.5 South America: 490.5 Oceania: 32 2019 Africa: 7,503 Asia: 2,860 Europe: 69 North America: 302 South America: 500 Oceania: 26 2020 Africa: 7,573 Asia: 2,812 Europe: 66.5 North America: 322 South America: 597 Oceania: 25.5 2021 Africa: 7,936 Asia: 3,024.5 Europe: 71 North America: 275 South America: 768 Oceania: 16 2022 Africa: 7,802.5 Asia: 3,608 Europe: 112 North America: 208.5 South America: 1,039 Oceania: 19 2023 Africa: 8,055.5 Asia: 3,886.5 Europe: 113 North America: 228 South America: 1,184.5 Oceania: 16 2024 Africa: 10,496.5 Asia: 4,554.5 Europe: 176.5 North America: 324.5 South America: 2,710.5 Oceania: 6.5 2025 Africa: 11,530.5 Asia: 4,663.5 Europe: 187.5 North America: 367 South America: 3,034 Oceania: 15 2000 2008 2012 2016 2025

By continent

median country
Africa 11,531
Asia 4,664
Europe 188
North America 367
South America 3,034
Oceania 15

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