Refugees hosted (under UNHCR mandate, by country of asylum)

177 countries, 2025. Unit: people.

First in the ranking
2,655,191
Germany
Median country
12,269
half above, half below
World total
28.5 mn
UNHCR aggregate
Range
0 to 2,655,191
Aruba - Germany

How to read it

Across 177 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Germany (2,655,191) and the lowest in Aruba (0).

The median country is at 12,269: 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 hosted over time

Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Germany2,655,191Europe
2Türkiye2,390,414Asia
3Uganda1,936,719Africa
4Chad1,502,263Africa
5Bangladesh1,178,038Asia
6Pakistan1,159,038Asia
7Ethiopia1,010,466Africa
8Poland990,469Europe
9Sudan809,816Africa
10France788,419Europe
11Iran770,514Asia
12Kenya617,125Africa
13South Sudan601,818Africa
14United Kingdom581,072Europe
15Libya552,523Africa
16Lebanon535,168Asia
17Spain511,079Europe
18Democratic Republic of the Congo503,732Africa
19United States457,647North America
20Jordan436,226Asia
21Canada416,028North America
22Cameroon408,613Africa
23Czechia395,559Europe
24Niger385,986Africa
25Iraq322,345Asia
26Mauritania301,490Africa
27Mali286,715Africa
28Austria286,651Europe
29Netherlands283,935Europe
30Brazil278,966South America
31India238,643Asia
32Egypt220,033Africa
33Switzerland208,287Europe
34Romania206,671Europe
35Italy192,914Europe
36Belgium186,393Europe
37Algeria180,575Africa
38Tanzania171,142Africa
39Mexico152,002North America
40Malaysia150,164Asia
41Moldova149,324Europe
42Sweden144,116Europe
43Slovakia140,885Europe
44Ireland137,869Europe
45Greece134,563Europe
46Norway124,006Europe
47Nigeria123,848Africa
48Armenia123,087Asia
49Rwanda115,794Africa
50Burundi110,800Africa
51Bulgaria105,596Europe
52Finland102,544Europe
53Denmark95,007Europe
54Thailand84,017Asia
55Zambia83,225Africa
56Côte d'Ivoire74,630Africa
57Hungary71,332Europe
58Portugal70,349Europe
59Republic of the Congo62,500Africa
60Central African Republic55,307Africa
61South Africa55,177Africa
62Lithuania54,381Europe
63Togo54,167Africa
64Yemen49,107Asia
65Cyprus48,207Asia
66Japan42,450Asia
67Estonia41,299Europe
68Burkina Faso40,996Africa
69Serbia40,863Europe
70Belarus40,794Europe
71Costa Rica36,395North America
72Malawi35,241Africa
73Australia33,415Oceania
74Latvia32,454Europe
75Croatia29,748Europe
76Georgia26,522Asia
77Ecuador26,428South America
78Angola25,396Africa
79Djibouti24,899Africa
80Ghana21,050Africa
81Somalia20,967Africa
82Afghanistan20,869Asia
83North Macedonia20,822Europe
84Nepal19,613Asia
85Senegal17,259Africa
86Benin16,974Africa
87Venezuela14,333South America
88Slovenia12,513Europe
89Montenegro12,269Europe
90Russia11,811Europe
91Luxembourg10,284Europe
92Syria9,885Asia
93Tajikistan8,620Asia
94Zimbabwe8,570Africa
95Iceland8,459Europe
96Malta8,306Europe
97Papua New Guinea7,727Oceania
98Indonesia7,374Asia
99Morocco7,304Africa
100Peru6,788South America
101Azerbaijan6,389Asia
102Namibia5,470Africa
103Mozambique5,105Africa
104Argentina4,941South America
105Albania4,673Europe
106Paraguay4,621South America
107South Korea4,407Asia
108Kazakhstan4,377Asia
109The Gambia4,108Africa
110Uruguay3,195South America
111Panama2,694North America
112Chile2,631South America
113Tunisia2,386Africa
114Ukraine2,370Europe
115Guinea2,154Africa
116New Zealand2,148Oceania
117Trinidad and Tobago1,877North America
118Guatemala1,586North America
119Colombia1,464South America
120Eswatini1,414Africa
121United Arab Emirates1,377Asia
122Israel1,274Asia
123Liberia1,172Africa
124Kyrgyzstan1,150Asia
125Bolivia1,147South America
126Philippines1,032Asia
127Liechtenstein987Europe
128Botswana847Africa
129Bosnia and Herzegovina586Europe
130Lesotho478Africa
131Saudi Arabia448Asia
132Kuwait386Asia
133Belize347North America
134Oman289Asia
135Honduras270North America
136Bahrain240Asia
137Hong Kong236Asia
138China230Asia
139Sri Lanka213Asia
140Qatar195Asia
141El Salvador182North America
142Gabon166Africa
143Eritrea119Africa
144Cuba115North America
145Madagascar87Africa
146Cayman Islands53North America
147Guyana35South America
148Guinea-Bissau24Africa
149Mauritius24Africa
150Suriname24South America
151Cambodia23Asia
152Dominican Republic20North America
153Monaco17Europe
154Sint Maarten17North America
155Fiji15Oceania
156Vietnam13Asia
157Mongolia11Asia
158Bahamas10North America
159Turkmenistan9Asia
160Turks and Caicos Islands8North America
161British Virgin Islands6North America
162Barbados5North America
163Comoros5Africa
164Saint Kitts and Nevis5North America
165Saint Lucia5North America
166Nauru5Oceania
167Uzbekistan5Asia
168Aruba0North America
169Brunei0Asia
170Cabo Verde0Africa
171Curaçao0North America
172Dominica0North America
173Haiti0North America
174Myanmar0Asia
175Singapore0Asia
176Sierra Leone0Africa
177Vanuatu0Oceania
UNHCR · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2015-2025

change in units · 166 countries

Largest increase

  1. Germany 316,098 → 2,655,191 +2,339,093
  2. Uganda 477,187 → 1,936,719 +1,459,532
  3. Chad 369,538 → 1,502,263 +1,132,725
  4. Poland 14,057 → 990,469 +976,412
  5. Bangladesh 231,954 → 1,178,038 +946,084

Largest decrease

  1. Lebanon 1,070,844 → 535,168 −535,676
  2. Pakistan 1,561,157 → 1,159,038 −402,119
  3. Russia 314,498 → 11,811 −302,687
  4. China 301,044 → 230 −300,814
  5. Afghanistan 257,553 → 20,869 −236,684

By continent

median country
Africa 35,241
Asia 4,407
Europe 95,007
North America 37
South America 3,908
Oceania 1,082

Tick a country in the table to add it to the chart above, up to six at a time. The ranking uses the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value; countries without a value that year are not listed.