Refugees hosted per 1,000 inhabitants

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

First in the ranking
91.5 ‰
Lebanon
Median country
0.9 ‰
half above, half below
World
3.5 ‰
UNHCR aggregate
Range
0.0 to 91.5
Aruba - Lebanon

How to read it

Across 177 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Lebanon (91.5 ‰) and the lowest in Aruba (0.0 ‰).

The median country is at 0.9 ‰: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, 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 hosted per 1,000 over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Lebanon91.5Asia
2Libya74.1Africa
3Chad71.5Africa
4Mauritania56.7Africa
5Moldova49.8Europe
6South Sudan49.4Africa
7Armenia41.7Asia
8Jordan37.9Asia
9Uganda37.7Africa
10Czechia37.3Europe
11Cyprus35.2Asia
12Germany31.6Europe
13Austria31.5Europe
14Estonia30.7Europe
15Türkiye27.3Asia
16Ireland26.0Europe
17Poland26.0Europe
18Slovakia25.7Europe
19Liechtenstein24.6Europe
20Switzerland23.2Europe
21Norway22.1Europe
22Iceland21.2Europe
23Djibouti21.0Africa
24Montenegro19.4Europe
25Lithuania19.2Europe
26Finland18.2Europe
27Latvia17.5Europe
28Belgium15.9Europe
29Denmark15.8Europe
30Bulgaria15.7Europe
31Sudan15.7Africa
32Netherlands15.5Europe
33Malta15.2Europe
34Luxembourg15.1Europe
35Niger13.8Africa
36Cameroon13.7Africa
37Greece13.5Europe
38Sweden13.5Europe
39France11.8Europe
40North Macedonia11.5Europe
41Mali11.4Africa
42Romania10.9Europe
43Kenya10.7Africa
44Spain10.7Europe
45Canada10.4North America
46Central African Republic10.0Africa
47Republic of the Congo9.6Africa
48United Kingdom8.4Europe
49Iran8.3Asia
50Rwanda7.9Africa
51Croatia7.7Europe
52Burundi7.7Africa
53Ethiopia7.5Africa
54Hungary7.4Europe
55Costa Rica7.1North America
56Georgia7.0Asia
57Iraq6.9Asia
58Portugal6.8Europe
59Bangladesh6.7Asia
60Serbia6.1Europe
61Slovenia5.9Europe
62Togo5.6Africa
63Pakistan4.5Asia
64Belarus4.5Europe
65Democratic Republic of the Congo4.5Africa
66Malaysia4.2Asia
67Algeria3.8Africa
68Zambia3.8Africa
69Italy3.3Europe
70Tanzania2.4Africa
71Côte d'Ivoire2.3Africa
72Egypt1.9Africa
73Namibia1.8Africa
74Burkina Faso1.7Africa
75Albania1.7Europe
76Malawi1.6Africa
77The Gambia1.5Africa
78Ecuador1.4South America
79United States1.3North America
80Brazil1.3South America
81Trinidad and Tobago1.2North America
82Australia1.2Oceania
83Yemen1.2Asia
84Thailand1.2Asia
85Mexico1.2North America
86Benin1.1Africa
87Eswatini1.1Africa
88Somalia1.1Africa
89Uruguay0.9South America
90Senegal0.9Africa
91South Africa0.9Africa
92Belize0.8North America
93Tajikistan0.8Asia
94Papua New Guinea0.7Oceania
95Cayman Islands0.7North America
96Nepal0.7Asia
97Paraguay0.7South America
98Angola0.7Africa
99Azerbaijan0.6Asia
100Ghana0.6Africa
101Panama0.6North America
102Nigeria0.5Africa
103Zimbabwe0.5Africa
104Venezuela0.5South America
105Afghanistan0.5Asia
106Monaco0.4Europe
107Nauru0.4Oceania
108New Zealand0.4Oceania
109Sint Maarten0.4North America
110Syria0.4Asia
111Japan0.3Asia
112Botswana0.3Africa
113Kazakhstan0.2Asia
114Liberia0.2Africa
115Lesotho0.2Africa
116Peru0.2South America
117Tunisia0.2Africa
118Morocco0.2Africa
119Bosnia and Herzegovina0.2Europe
120Turks and Caicos Islands0.2North America
121India0.2Asia
122Kyrgyzstan0.2Asia
123British Virgin Islands0.2North America
124Bahrain0.1Asia
125Mozambique0.1Africa
126Guinea0.1Africa
127Israel0.1Asia
128Chile0.1South America
129United Arab Emirates0.1Asia
130Argentina0.1South America
131Saint Kitts and Nevis0.1North America
132Bolivia0.1South America
133South Korea0.1Asia
134Guatemala0.1North America
135Russia0.1Europe
136Kuwait0.1Asia
137Gabon0.1Africa
138Qatar0.1Asia
139Ukraine0.1Europe
140Oman0.1Asia
141Guyana0.0South America
142Suriname0.0South America
143Eritrea0.0Africa
144Hong Kong0.0Asia
145El Salvador0.0North America
146Saint Lucia0.0North America
147Colombia0.0South America
148Indonesia0.0Asia
149Bahamas0.0North America
150Honduras0.0North America
151Mauritius0.0Africa
152Barbados0.0North America
153Fiji0.0Oceania
154Saudi Arabia0.0Asia
155Guinea-Bissau0.0Africa
156Cuba0.0North America
157Sri Lanka0.0Asia
158Philippines0.0Asia
159Comoros0.0Africa
160Mongolia0.0Asia
161Madagascar0.0Africa
162Dominican Republic0.0North America
163Cambodia0.0Asia
164Turkmenistan0.0Asia
165China0.0Asia
166Uzbekistan0.0Asia
167Vietnam0.0Asia
168Aruba0.0North America
169Brunei0.0Asia
170Cabo Verde0.0Africa
171Curaçao0.0North America
172Dominica0.0North America
173Haiti0.0North America
174Myanmar0.0Asia
175Singapore0.0Asia
176Sierra Leone0.0Africa
177Vanuatu0.0Oceania
UNHCR · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2015-2025

change in percentage points · 166 countries

Largest increase

  1. Libya 1.4 → 74.1 +72.7 pp
  2. Moldova 0.1 → 49.8 +49.7 pp
  3. Chad 25.2 → 71.5 +46.3 pp
  4. Mauritania 19.5 → 56.7 +37.2 pp
  5. Czechia 0.3 → 37.3 +36.9 pp

Largest decrease

  1. Lebanon 165.4 → 91.5 −74.0 pp
  2. Nauru 46.4 → 0.4 −46.0 pp
  3. Jordan 69.6 → 37.9 −31.7 pp
  4. Liberia 7.8 → 0.2 −7.6 pp
  5. Yemen 8.6 → 1.2 −7.4 pp

By continent

median country
Africa 1.6 ‰
Asia 0.2 ‰
Europe 15.2 ‰
North America 0.1 ‰
South America 0.2 ‰
Oceania 0.4 ‰

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