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Refugees by country of origin

people · higher is better · 204 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Syrian Arab Republic5.95M
  2. 2Afghanistan5.77M
  3. 3Ukraine5.12M
  4. 4South Sudan2.29M
  5. 5Sudan2.09M
  6. 6Myanmar1.32M
  7. 7Congo, Dem. Rep.1.06M
  8. 8Somalia, Fed. Rep.894,049
  9. 9Central African Republic693,488
  10. 10Eritrea551,296
  11. 11Nigeria467,605
  12. 12Venezuela, RB370,169
  13. 13Mali354,075
  14. 14Burundi322,462
  15. 15Iraq305,493
  16. 16Rwanda249,087
  17. 17Ethiopia164,418
  18. 18Iran, Islamic Rep.158,166
  19. 19China153,564
  20. 20Azerbaijan153,154
  21. 21Burkina Faso150,081
  22. 22Haiti148,252
  23. 23Sri Lanka147,033
  24. 24Turkiye139,640
  25. 25Cameroon109,864
  26. 26Honduras100,969
  27. 27Russian Federation96,869
  28. 28Pakistan86,259
  29. 29Colombia77,775
  30. 30El Salvador71,765
  31. 31Yemen, Rep.51,357
  32. 32Niger44,119
  33. 33West Bank and Gaza43,701
  34. 34Guinea42,096
  35. 35India39,303
  36. 36Mexico39,241
  37. 37Mauritania38,111
  38. 38Guatemala36,323
  39. 39Nicaragua30,020
  40. 40Cote d'Ivoire29,442
  41. 41Bangladesh28,473
  42. 42Bosnia and Herzegovina26,821
  43. 43Cuba23,865
  44. 44Egypt, Arab Rep.23,736
  45. 45Albania21,875
  46. 46Viet Nam19,961
  47. 47Croatia17,891
  48. 48Belarus17,704
  49. 49Libya17,235
  50. 50Georgia16,554
  51. 51Armenia15,933
  52. 52Ghana15,078
  53. 53Chad14,617
  54. 54Congo, Rep.14,110
  55. 55Senegal12,947
  56. 56Togo12,685
  57. 57Angola12,545
  58. 58Kenya11,696
  59. 59Cambodia11,474
  60. 60Morocco10,609
  61. 61Uganda10,377
  62. 62Lebanon9,534
  63. 63Indonesia9,172
  64. 64Algeria8,800
  65. 65Gambia, The8,140
  66. 66Sierra Leone8,042
  67. 67Zimbabwe7,992
  68. 68Nepal7,840
  69. 69Bhutan7,433
  70. 70Lao PDR6,556
  71. 71Peru6,459
  72. 72Moldova6,236
  73. 73Uzbekistan5,152
  74. 74Liberia5,086
  75. 75Brazil5,072
  76. 76Ecuador5,015
  77. 77Jordan4,990
  78. 78Chile4,809
  79. 79Kazakhstan4,119
  80. 80Tajikistan4,045
  81. 81United States4,004
  82. 82Tunisia3,593
  83. 83Kyrgyz Republic3,400
  84. 84Kuwait3,019
  85. 85Romania2,919
  86. 86Turkmenistan2,580
  87. 87Jamaica2,552
  88. 88Mongolia2,501
  89. 89Saudi Arabia2,332
  90. 90Comoros2,322
  91. 91Djibouti2,055
  92. 92North Macedonia2,013
  93. 93Hungary1,984
  94. 94Guinea-Bissau1,900
  95. 95Poland1,528
  96. 96Bahamas, The1,449
  97. 97Israel1,307
  98. 98Tanzania1,259
  99. 99Malaysia1,209
  100. 100South Africa1,174
  101. 101Dominican Republic1,080
  102. 102Benin1,064
  103. 103Czechia1,057
  104. 104Gabon948
  105. 105Philippines785
  106. 106Montenegro763
  107. 107Slovak Republic664
  108. 108Namibia646
  109. 109Bolivia612
  110. 110Madagascar604
  111. 111Malawi570
  112. 112Papua New Guinea504
  113. 113Bulgaria498
  114. 114Trinidad and Tobago474
  115. 115Argentina464
  116. 116Equatorial Guinea426
  117. 117United Kingdom417
  118. 118Barbados415
  119. 119Germany348
  120. 120Zambia337
  121. 121Panama333
  122. 122Costa Rica316
  123. 123Guyana313
  124. 124Canada309
  125. 125Thailand300
  126. 126Bahrain289
  127. 127Korea, Dem. People's Rep.283
  128. 128Mauritius263
  129. 128Italy263
  130. 129United Arab Emirates261
  131. 130Botswana249
  132. 131Fiji248
  133. 132Hong Kong SAR, China240
  134. 133St. Vincent and the Grenadines186
  135. 134Latvia179
  136. 135Spain174
  137. 136Paraguay170
  138. 137St. Lucia160
  139. 138Eswatini150
  140. 139Korea, Rep.142
  141. 140France139
  142. 141Netherlands136
  143. 142Uruguay131
  144. 143Estonia126
  145. 144Oman118
  146. 145Mozambique114
  147. 146Lithuania111
  148. 147Portugal110
  149. 148Belize104
  150. 149Grenada100
  151. 150Sweden98
  152. 151Greece97
  153. 152Belgium93
  154. 153Antigua and Barbuda91
  155. 154Dominica88
  156. 155Maldives76
  157. 156Ireland68
  158. 157Qatar65
  159. 158Japan55
  160. 159New Zealand52
  161. 160Suriname50
  162. 161Singapore45
  163. 162Solomon Islands44
  164. 163Tonga42
  165. 164Austria33
  166. 165Australia31
  167. 166St. Kitts and Nevis27
  168. 167Lesotho25
  169. 168Norway22
  170. 169Slovenia17
  171. 170Denmark16
  172. 171Macao SAR, China15
  173. 172Cabo Verde14
  174. 172Turks and Caicos Islands14
  175. 173Seychelles10
  176. 173Cyprus10
  177. 173Malta10
  178. 174Curacao8
  179. 174Samoa8
  180. 175Sao Tome and Principe5
  181. 175Timor-Leste5
  182. 175Naoero5
  183. 175Vanuatu5
  184. 175Switzerland5
  185. 175Andorra5
  186. 175Luxembourg5
  187. 175Bermuda5
  188. 175Kiribati5
  189. 175Finland5
  190. 176Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  191. 176Brunei Darussalam0
  192. 176Marshall Islands0
  193. 176Iceland0
  194. 176Tuvalu0
  195. 176British Virgin Islands0
  196. 176New Caledonia0
  197. 176Puerto Rico (US)0

Refugees by country of origin