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Asylum-seekers by country of origin

people · higher is better · 195 countries

Gapminder (CC BY 4.0); some upstream series are third-partyCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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Related rankingsAsylum-seekers by country or territory of originAsylum seekersAsylum-seekers by country of originOthers of concern to UNHCRInternally displaced personsPoverty gap at $2.15/dayPoverty gap at $3.65/dayPoverty gap at $6.85/dayPoverty headcount ratio at $2.15/dayPoverty headcount ratio at $3.65/dayPoverty headcount ratio at $6.85/dayMean daily welfare

League table

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  1. 1Venezuela, RB1.36M
  2. 2Sudan682,535
  3. 3Colombia397,872
  4. 4Afghanistan384,732
  5. 5Nicaragua356,201
  6. 6Cuba344,138
  7. 7Haiti275,050
  8. 8Honduras237,701
  9. 9Somalia, Fed. Rep.237,183
  10. 10Mexico204,729
  11. 11India202,933
  12. 12Guatemala195,319
  13. 13China180,960
  14. 14Syrian Arab Republic167,334
  15. 15Congo, Dem. Rep.165,456
  16. 16Turkiye158,221
  17. 17Ethiopia158,142
  18. 18Iraq151,623
  19. 19El Salvador136,774
  20. 20Burkina Faso130,695
  21. 21Russian Federation125,962
  22. 22Peru119,061
  23. 23Eritrea111,762
  24. 24Bangladesh108,131
  25. 25Ecuador105,087
  26. 26Nigeria87,289
  27. 27Brazil86,150
  28. 28Pakistan82,958
  29. 29Myanmar65,946
  30. 30Iran, Islamic Rep.61,176
  31. 31Burundi60,731
  32. 32Cameroon59,627
  33. 33Egypt, Arab Rep.55,917
  34. 34Guinea55,204
  35. 35Ukraine44,349
  36. 36Senegal39,749
  37. 37Georgia35,010
  38. 38Sri Lanka33,347
  39. 39South Sudan32,841
  40. 40Yemen, Rep.32,810
  41. 41Mauritania28,422
  42. 42Chad28,234
  43. 43Cote d'Ivoire26,785
  44. 44Chile24,434
  45. 45Uzbekistan22,765
  46. 46Viet Nam22,594
  47. 47Angola21,440
  48. 48Rwanda21,270
  49. 49Armenia20,459
  50. 50Morocco20,302
  51. 51Nepal19,619
  52. 52Ghana19,345
  53. 53Kenya19,107
  54. 54Mali18,463
  55. 55Uganda18,311
  56. 56Indonesia18,198
  57. 57Central African Republic18,082
  58. 58Dominican Republic15,821
  59. 59West Bank and Gaza15,720
  60. 60Jordan14,273
  61. 61Algeria13,598
  62. 62Belarus12,787
  63. 63Malaysia12,779
  64. 64Kazakhstan12,388
  65. 65Congo, Rep.12,278
  66. 66Lebanon12,125
  67. 67Albania11,498
  68. 68Tunisia11,415
  69. 69Kyrgyz Republic11,350
  70. 70Niger10,775
  71. 71Zimbabwe10,349
  72. 72Jamaica9,460
  73. 73Romania8,952
  74. 74Mozambique8,944
  75. 75Sierra Leone8,893
  76. 76Tajikistan7,945
  77. 77Azerbaijan7,626
  78. 78Gambia, The7,587
  79. 79Mongolia7,517
  80. 80Bolivia7,080
  81. 81Philippines6,742
  82. 82Libya6,358
  83. 83Argentina6,189
  84. 84Serbia6,104
  85. 85Moldova5,882
  86. 86Togo5,251
  87. 87South Africa4,907
  88. 88Liberia4,466
  89. 89Thailand4,022
  90. 90Tanzania3,900
  91. 91Benin3,725
  92. 92Kuwait3,662
  93. 93Fiji3,168
  94. 94Paraguay3,054
  95. 95Malawi2,784
  96. 96Panama2,627
  97. 97Bahamas, The2,607
  98. 98North Macedonia2,468
  99. 99United States2,409
  100. 100Costa Rica2,381
  101. 101Turkmenistan2,327
  102. 102Spain1,979
  103. 103Djibouti1,973
  104. 104Italy1,857
  105. 105Tonga1,712
  106. 106Israel1,659
  107. 107Guyana1,591
  108. 108Hungary1,586
  109. 109Saudi Arabia1,539
  110. 110Cambodia1,521
  111. 111Timor-Leste1,453
  112. 112Belize1,400
  113. 113Botswana1,331
  114. 114Guinea-Bissau1,267
  115. 115Vanuatu1,151
  116. 116Trinidad and Tobago1,110
  117. 117Portugal1,092
  118. 118Korea, Rep.1,089
  119. 119Poland1,076
  120. 120Montenegro1,058
  121. 121Uruguay989
  122. 122Zambia983
  123. 123Papua New Guinea982
  124. 124Bosnia and Herzegovina961
  125. 125Gabon909
  126. 126Namibia897
  127. 127Hong Kong SAR, China855
  128. 128Germany853
  129. 129Solomon Islands835
  130. 130Lao PDR760
  131. 131United Kingdom701
  132. 132Equatorial Guinea688
  133. 133Mauritius631
  134. 134Barbados620
  135. 135France608
  136. 136Dominica547
  137. 137Eswatini543
  138. 138Bhutan523
  139. 139Samoa484
  140. 140Comoros468
  141. 141Bulgaria426
  142. 142Ireland405
  143. 143Canada351
  144. 144Bahrain325
  145. 145Singapore303
  146. 146St. Lucia299
  147. 147Madagascar295
  148. 147Sweden295
  149. 148Cabo Verde272
  150. 149Netherlands258
  151. 150Suriname251
  152. 151Greece233
  153. 152St. Vincent and the Grenadines229
  154. 153Belgium187
  155. 154Czechia167
  156. 155Latvia166
  157. 156Japan165
  158. 157United Arab Emirates159
  159. 158Lithuania151
  160. 159Slovak Republic137
  161. 160Grenada136
  162. 161Korea, Dem. People's Rep.105
  163. 162Slovenia100
  164. 163Croatia99
  165. 164Oman91
  166. 165Australia83
  167. 166St. Kitts and Nevis81
  168. 167Antigua and Barbuda80
  169. 168Brunei Darussalam71
  170. 169Estonia62
  171. 170Qatar55
  172. 171Kiribati53
  173. 172Cyprus52
  174. 173Switzerland50
  175. 174Lesotho49
  176. 175Finland43
  177. 176Austria40
  178. 177Norway37
  179. 178Maldives31
  180. 179Denmark30
  181. 180New Zealand27
  182. 181Sao Tome and Principe20
  183. 182Naoero18
  184. 182Seychelles18
  185. 183Andorra16
  186. 184Tuvalu11
  187. 185Malta10
  188. 185Marshall Islands10
  189. 186Iceland5
  190. 186Micronesia, Fed. Sts.5
  191. 187Monaco0
  192. 187Palau0
  193. 187Liechtenstein0
  194. 187Luxembourg0

Asylum-seekers by country of origin