Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum by country
Refugees under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) include individuals recognized under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity (OAU) Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee...
Countries reporting
179
Highest
2.66 million
Germany
Lowest
0
Vanuatu
Median
11,811
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
10,431
What the numbers show
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 2.66 million in Germany; the lowest is 0 in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 11,811, and the mean is 159,004.
Over the past decade 118 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 34,306.5%), and the largest decrease in Curacao (down 100.0%).
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 2.66 million | 2025 | up 740.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Turkey | 2.39 million | 2025 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Uganda | 1.94 million | 2025 | up 305.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Chad | 1.50 million | 2025 | up 306.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 1.18 million | 2025 | up 407.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Pakistan | 1.16 million | 2025 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 1.01 million | 2025 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 990,469 | 2025 | up 6,946.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Sudan | 809,816 | 2025 | up 161.5% | volatile |
| 10 | France | 788,419 | 2025 | up 188.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Iran | 770,514 | 2025 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Kenya | 617,125 | 2025 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 13 | South Sudan | 601,818 | 2025 | up 128.8% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 581,072 | 2025 | up 372.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Libya | 552,523 | 2025 | up 5,837.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Lebanon | 535,168 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Spain | 511,079 | 2025 | up 7,827.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 503,732 | 2025 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 19 | United States | 457,647 | 2025 | up 67.5% | falling |
| 20 | Jordan | 436,226 | 2025 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Canada | 416,028 | 2025 | up 206.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Cameroon | 408,613 | 2025 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Czechia | 395,559 | 2025 | up 10,767.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Niger | 385,986 | 2025 | up 209.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Iraq | 322,345 | 2025 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Mauritania | 301,490 | 2025 | up 289.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Mali | 286,715 | 2025 | up 1,701.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Austria | 286,651 | 2025 | up 297.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Netherlands | 283,935 | 2025 | up 220.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Brazil | 278,966 | 2025 | up 3,105.4% | volatile |
| 31 | India | 238,643 | 2025 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Egypt | 220,033 | 2025 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Switzerland | 208,287 | 2025 | up 184.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 206,671 | 2025 | up 7,907.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Italy | 192,914 | 2025 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Belgium | 186,393 | 2025 | up 428.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Algeria | 180,575 | 2025 | up 91.7% | flat |
| 38 | Tanzania | 171,142 | 2025 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Mexico | 152,002 | 2025 | up 5,134.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Malaysia | 150,164 | 2025 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Moldova | 149,324 | 2025 | up 34,306.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Sweden | 144,116 | 2025 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovakia | 140,885 | 2025 | up 17,165.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Ireland | 137,869 | 2025 | up 2,157.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 134,563 | 2025 | up 441.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Norway | 124,006 | 2025 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Nigeria | 123,848 | 2025 | up 8,829.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Armenia | 123,087 | 2025 | up 537.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Rwanda | 115,794 | 2025 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Burundi | 110,800 | 2025 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 105,596 | 2025 | up 538.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Finland | 102,544 | 2025 | up 707.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Denmark | 95,007 | 2025 | up 247.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Thailand | 84,017 | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 55 | Zambia | 83,225 | 2025 | up 214.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Cote d'Ivoire | 74,630 | 2025 | up 3,684.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Hungary | 71,332 | 2025 | up 1,527.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Portugal | 70,349 | 2025 | up 8,166.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Congo | 62,500 | 2025 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Central African Republic | 55,307 | 2025 | up 654.3% | volatile |
| 61 | South Africa | 55,177 | 2025 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Lithuania | 54,381 | 2025 | up 4,870.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Togo | 54,167 | 2025 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Yemen | 49,107 | 2025 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Cyprus | 48,207 | 2025 | up 582.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Japan | 42,450 | 2025 | up 1,612.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Estonia | 41,299 | 2025 | up 26,038.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Burkina Faso | 40,996 | 2025 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Serbia | 40,863 | 2025 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Belarus | 40,794 | 2025 | up 2,160.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 36,395 | 2025 | up 910.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Malawi | 35,241 | 2025 | up 290.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Australia | 33,415 | 2025 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Latvia | 32,454 | 2025 | up 16,715.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Croatia | 29,748 | 2025 | up 5,654.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Georgia | 26,522 | 2025 | up 1,244.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Ecuador | 26,428 | 2025 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Angola | 25,396 | 2025 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Djibouti | 24,899 | 2025 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Ghana | 21,050 | 2025 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Somalia | 20,967 | 2025 | up 159.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Afghanistan | 20,869 | 2025 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 83 | North Macedonia | 20,822 | 2025 | up 2,887.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Nepal | 19,613 | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Senegal | 17,259 | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Benin | 16,974 | 2025 | up 3,127.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Venezuela | 14,333 | 2025 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Slovenia | 12,513 | 2025 | up 4,306.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Montenegro | 12,269 | 2025 | up 596.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Russia | 11,811 | 2025 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 10,284 | 2025 | up 687.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Syria | 9,885 | 2025 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 8,620 | 2025 | up 339.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 8,570 | 2025 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Iceland | 8,459 | 2025 | up 4,875.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Malta | 8,306 | 2025 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Papua New Guinea | 7,727 | 2025 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 98 | Indonesia | 7,374 | 2025 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Morocco | 7,304 | 2025 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Peru | 6,788 | 2025 | up 366.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 6,389 | 2025 | up 399.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Namibia | 5,470 | 2025 | up 216.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Mozambique | 5,105 | 2025 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Argentina | 4,941 | 2025 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Albania | 4,673 | 2025 | up 4,187.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Paraguay | 4,621 | 2025 | up 2,667.1% | volatile |
| 107 | South Korea | 4,407 | 2025 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Kazakhstan | 4,377 | 2025 | up 524.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Gambia | 4,108 | 2025 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Uruguay | 3,195 | 2025 | up 994.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Panama | 2,694 | 2025 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Chile | 2,631 | 2025 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Tunisia | 2,386 | 2025 | up 262.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Ukraine | 2,370 | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 115 | Guinea | 2,154 | 2025 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 116 | New Zealand | 2,148 | 2025 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,877 | 2025 | up 1,687.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Guatemala | 1,586 | 2025 | up 614.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Colombia | 1,464 | 2025 | up 590.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Eswatini | 1,414 | 2025 | up 103.7% | volatile |
| 121 | United Arab Emirates | 1,377 | 2025 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Israel | 1,274 | 2025 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Liberia | 1,172 | 2025 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,150 | 2025 | up 229.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Bolivia | 1,147 | 2025 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 126 | Philippines | 1,032 | 2025 | up 306.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Liechtenstein | 987 | 2025 | up 576.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Botswana | 847 | 2025 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 586 | 2025 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Lesotho | 478 | 2025 | up 1,441.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Saudi Arabia | 448 | 2025 | up 267.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Kuwait | 386 | 2025 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Belize | 347 | 2025 | up 920.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Nicaragua | 311 | 2023 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Oman | 289 | 2025 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Honduras | 270 | 2025 | up 864.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Bahrain | 240 | 2025 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Hong Kong | 236 | 2025 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 139 | China | 230 | 2025 | down 99.9% | falling |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | 213 | 2025 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Qatar | 195 | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 142 | El Salvador | 182 | 2025 | up 295.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Gabon | 166 | 2025 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Eritrea | 119 | 2025 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Cuba | 115 | 2025 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Madagascar | 87 | 2025 | up 1,350.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Laos | 80 | 1987 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Cayman Islands | 53 | 2025 | up 430.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Guyana | 35 | 2025 | up 191.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Jamaica | 31 | 2022 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Guinea-Bissau | 24 | 2025 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Mauritius | 24 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Suriname | 24 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 154 | Cambodia | 23 | 2025 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Dominican Republic | 20 | 2025 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Monaco | 17 | 2025 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 156 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 17 | 2025 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Fiji | 15 | 2025 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Vietnam | 13 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Mongolia | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 161 | Bahamas | 10 | 2025 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Turkmenistan | 9 | 2025 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 164 | Barbados | 5 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Comoros | 5 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Lucia | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 164 | Nauru | 5 | 2025 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Uzbekistan | 5 | 2025 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Aruba | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 170 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Curacao | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Haiti | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Macao | 0 | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Singapore | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | East Timor | 0 | 2015 | — | flat |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 28.46 million
- IDA & IBRD total 20.17 million
- Low & middle income 18.78 million
- IDA total 11.87 million
- OECD members 11.80 million
- Europe & Central Asia 11.50 million
- Middle income 11.28 million
- High income 9.68 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 9.48 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 9.48 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 9.48 million
- IDA only 9.41 million
About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) include individuals recognized under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity (OAU) Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, the refugee definition contained in the 1984 Cartagena Declaration on Refugees as incorporated into national laws, those recognized in accordance with the UNHCR Statute, individuals granted complementary forms of protection, and those enjoying temporary protection. The refugee population also includes people in a refugee-like situation, which is a category that is descriptive in nature and includes groups of people who are outside their country or territory of origin and who face protection risks similar to those of refugees, but for whom refugee status has, for practical or other reasons, not been ascertained. Refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Palestine Refugees, are not typically included in the statistics on refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the UNHCR.