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Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin

· higher is better · 206 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025
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Related rankingsAsylum-seekers by country of originAsylum seekersAsylum-seekers by country of originInternally displaced personsOthers of concern to UNHCRPoverty 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

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  1. 1Venezuela, RB1.18M
  2. 2Sudan940,297
  3. 3Colombia303,273
  4. 4Cuba288,050
  5. 5Afghanistan270,007
  6. 6Nicaragua269,315
  7. 7Mexico236,812
  8. 8Haiti236,318
  9. 9Somalia, Fed. Rep.236,269
  10. 10India181,121
  11. 11Honduras168,464
  12. 12Congo, Dem. Rep.168,421
  13. 13Syrian Arab Republic154,355
  14. 14Ethiopia148,616
  15. 15Guatemala138,420
  16. 16South Sudan123,984
  17. 17Ecuador122,060
  18. 18Eritrea118,444
  19. 19Turkiye117,576
  20. 20Peru113,900
  21. 21El Salvador108,289
  22. 22China99,716
  23. 23Iraq96,887
  24. 24Bangladesh92,441
  25. 25Russian Federation88,310
  26. 26Central African Republic82,600
  27. 27Burkina Faso69,817
  28. 28Myanmar67,824
  29. 29Brazil66,672
  30. 30Pakistan65,065
  31. 31Burundi64,899
  32. 32Guinea56,626
  33. 33Nigeria56,176
  34. 34Iran, Islamic Rep.49,263
  35. 35Egypt, Arab Rep.46,292
  36. 36Senegal38,978
  37. 37Cameroon37,991
  38. 38Sri Lanka33,564
  39. 39Georgia28,902
  40. 40Mauritania28,438
  41. 41Ukraine26,583
  42. 42Yemen, Rep.25,860
  43. 43Cote d'Ivoire24,238
  44. 44Mali23,629
  45. 45Chile23,057
  46. 46Ghana22,470
  47. 47Morocco22,120
  48. 48Niger21,661
  49. 49Dominican Republic20,783
  50. 50Rwanda20,214
  51. 51Viet Nam19,253
  52. 52Uzbekistan17,404
  53. 53Chad17,111
  54. 54Angola16,983
  55. 55West Bank and Gaza16,726
  56. 56Nepal14,564
  57. 57Armenia14,216
  58. 58Algeria12,949
  59. 59Uganda11,401
  60. 60Jordan10,735
  61. 61Tunisia10,338
  62. 62Congo, Rep.9,431
  63. 63Lebanon8,798
  64. 64Sierra Leone8,342
  65. 65Indonesia8,205
  66. 66Belarus8,117
  67. 67Kyrgyz Republic8,072
  68. 68Romania7,877
  69. 69Kenya7,773
  70. 70Albania7,643
  71. 71Jamaica7,541
  72. 72Mozambique7,207
  73. 73Bolivia6,747
  74. 74Gambia, The6,712
  75. 75Kazakhstan6,611
  76. 76Tajikistan6,418
  77. 77Zimbabwe6,373
  78. 78Azerbaijan6,242
  79. 79Philippines6,088
  80. 80Malaysia5,510
  81. 81Togo5,334
  82. 82Argentina4,621
  83. 83Libya3,802
  84. 84United States3,779
  85. 85Liberia3,725
  86. 86Serbia3,695
  87. 87Mongolia3,679
  88. 88Benin3,407
  89. 89Moldova3,021
  90. 90Panama2,996
  91. 91Tanzania2,777
  92. 92Thailand2,656
  93. 93South Africa2,575
  94. 94Paraguay2,398
  95. 95Kuwait2,148
  96. 96Fiji2,058
  97. 97Costa Rica1,820
  98. 98Malawi1,779
  99. 99Turkmenistan1,663
  100. 100Cambodia1,646
  101. 101Timor-Leste1,520
  102. 102Djibouti1,419
  103. 103Belize1,382
  104. 104Guinea-Bissau1,355
  105. 105North Macedonia1,332
  106. 106Tonga1,324
  107. 107Papua New Guinea1,227
  108. 108Guyana1,092
  109. 109Vanuatu961
  110. 110Hungary899
  111. 111Israel897
  112. 112Botswana789
  113. 113Bahamas, The760
  114. 114Barbados722
  115. 115Spain713
  116. 116Bosnia and Herzegovina712
  117. 117Trinidad and Tobago704
  118. 118Solomon Islands701
  119. 119Dominica642
  120. 120Korea, Rep.629
  121. 121Germany626
  122. 122Italy575
  123. 123Zambia545
  124. 124Uruguay540
  125. 125Samoa496
  126. 126United Kingdom495
  127. 127Eswatini472
  128. 128Lao PDR466
  129. 129France455
  130. 130Mauritius439
  131. 131Hong Kong SAR, China415
  132. 132Poland407
  133. 133Gabon401
  134. 133Comoros401
  135. 134Saudi Arabia385
  136. 135Portugal380
  137. 136Madagascar362
  138. 137Namibia358
  139. 138Equatorial Guinea351
  140. 139Ireland330
  141. 140Bulgaria290
  142. 141St. Lucia242
  143. 142Canada215
  144. 143Singapore212
  145. 144Sweden195
  146. 145Netherlands179
  147. 146Brunei Darussalam170
  148. 147Montenegro165
  149. 148Czechia161
  150. 149Suriname152
  151. 150Bahrain130
  152. 151St. Vincent and the Grenadines129
  153. 152Greece121
  154. 153Slovenia103
  155. 154Bermuda101
  156. 155Slovak Republic91
  157. 155Japan91
  158. 155Latvia91
  159. 156Cabo Verde79
  160. 157Lithuania78
  161. 158Bhutan77
  162. 159Grenada76
  163. 160Belgium69
  164. 161St. Kitts and Nevis63
  165. 162Andorra57
  166. 163Estonia52
  167. 163Kiribati52
  168. 164Denmark49
  169. 165Korea, Dem. People's Rep.45
  170. 165United Arab Emirates45
  171. 166New Zealand43
  172. 166Croatia43
  173. 167Oman42
  174. 168Antigua and Barbuda39
  175. 169Switzerland33
  176. 170Norway32
  177. 171Australia31
  178. 171Lesotho31
  179. 172Qatar28
  180. 173Naoero22
  181. 174Seychelles21
  182. 175Sao Tome and Principe20
  183. 176Maldives19
  184. 177Austria16
  185. 177Marshall Islands16
  186. 177Malta16
  187. 178Finland15
  188. 178Macao SAR, China15
  189. 179Cyprus10
  190. 179Tuvalu10
  191. 180British Virgin Islands7
  192. 181Turks and Caicos Islands6
  193. 182Iceland5
  194. 182Micronesia, Fed. Sts.5
  195. 182Cayman Islands5
  196. 182French Polynesia5
  197. 182Aruba5
  198. 183Curacao0
  199. 183Luxembourg0

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin