Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin by country
Asylum-seekers are individuals who have sought international protection and whose claims for refugee status have not yet been determined. This includes those who are in various stages of the asylum process, such as initial application, appeal, or awaiting final decision. In specific contexts, asylum-seekers may...
Countries reporting
199
Highest
1.18 million
Venezuela
Lowest
0
Monaco
Median
1,663
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
6,098
What the numbers show
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 1.18 million in Venezuela; the lowest is 0 in Monaco.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,663, and the mean is 52,076.
Over the past decade 163 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Timor-Leste (up 30,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 100.0%).
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela | 1.18 million | 2025 | up 7,729.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Sudan | 940,297 | 2025 | up 2,091.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Colombia | 303,273 | 2025 | up 4,308.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Cuba | 288,050 | 2025 | up 12,141.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 270,007 | 2025 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 269,315 | 2025 | up 21,671.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 236,812 | 2025 | up 412.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Haiti | 236,318 | 2025 | up 2,451.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Somalia | 236,269 | 2025 | up 317.0% | volatile |
| 10 | India | 181,121 | 2025 | up 628.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Honduras | 168,464 | 2025 | up 765.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 168,421 | 2025 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Least developed countries | 2.94 million | 2025 | up 247.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 154,355 | 2025 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 148,616 | 2025 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Guatemala | 138,420 | 2025 | up 413.6% | volatile |
| 16 | South Sudan | 123,984 | 2025 | up 2,921.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Ecuador | 122,060 | 2025 | up 1,072.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Eritrea | 118,444 | 2025 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Türkiye | 117,576 | 2025 | up 873.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Peru | 113,900 | 2025 | up 7,344.4% | volatile |
| 21 | El Salvador | 108,289 | 2025 | up 244.3% | volatile |
| 22 | China (People’s Republic of) | 99,716 | 2025 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Iraq | 96,887 | 2025 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 92,441 | 2025 | up 202.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Russia | 88,310 | 2025 | up 221.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Central African Republic | 82,600 | 2025 | up 676.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 69,817 | 2025 | up 2,494.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Myanmar | 67,824 | 2025 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Brazil | 66,672 | 2025 | up 2,999.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Pakistan | 65,065 | 2025 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Burundi | 64,899 | 2025 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Guinea | 56,626 | 2025 | up 217.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Nigeria | 56,176 | 2025 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Iran | 49,263 | 2025 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Egypt | 46,292 | 2025 | up 281.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Senegal | 38,978 | 2025 | up 172.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Cameroon | 37,991 | 2025 | up 416.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 33,564 | 2025 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Georgia | 28,902 | 2025 | up 212.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Mauritania | 28,438 | 2025 | up 280.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Ukraine | 26,583 | 2025 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Yemen | 25,860 | 2025 | up 157.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Côte d'Ivoire | 24,238 | 2025 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Mali | 23,629 | 2025 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Chile | 23,057 | 2025 | up 15,374.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Ghana | 22,470 | 2025 | up 109.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Morocco | 22,120 | 2025 | up 296.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Niger | 21,661 | 2025 | up 2,738.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 20,783 | 2025 | up 1,116.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Rwanda | 20,214 | 2025 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 51 | Viet Nam | 19,253 | 2025 | up 340.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 17,404 | 2025 | up 554.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Chad | 17,111 | 2025 | up 423.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Angola | 16,983 | 2025 | up 422.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip | 16,726 | 2025 | up 287.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Nepal | 14,564 | 2025 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Armenia | 14,216 | 2025 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Algeria | 12,949 | 2025 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Uganda | 11,401 | 2025 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Jordan | 10,735 | 2025 | up 486.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Tunisia | 10,338 | 2025 | up 343.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Congo | 9,431 | 2025 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Lebanon | 8,798 | 2025 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 8,342 | 2025 | up 139.3% | rising |
| 65 | Indonesia | 8,205 | 2025 | up 211.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Belarus | 8,117 | 2025 | up 451.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 8,072 | 2025 | up 256.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Romania | 7,877 | 2025 | up 472.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Kenya | 7,773 | 2025 | up 138.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Albania | 7,643 | 2025 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Jamaica | 7,541 | 2025 | up 798.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Mozambique | 7,207 | 2025 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Bolivia | 6,747 | 2025 | up 1,872.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Gambia | 6,712 | 2025 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 6,611 | 2025 | up 322.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 6,418 | 2025 | up 342.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 6,373 | 2025 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 6,242 | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 79 | Philippines | 6,088 | 2025 | up 222.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Malaysia | 5,510 | 2025 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Togo | 5,334 | 2025 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Argentina | 4,621 | 2025 | up 2,788.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Libya | 3,802 | 2025 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 84 | United States | 3,779 | 2025 | up 1,442.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Liberia | 3,725 | 2025 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Serbia | 3,695 | 2025 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Mongolia | 3,679 | 2025 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Benin | 3,407 | 2025 | up 198.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Moldova | 3,021 | 2025 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Panama | 2,996 | 2025 | up 4,978.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Tanzania | 2,777 | 2025 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Thailand | 2,656 | 2025 | up 218.8% | volatile |
| 93 | South Africa | 2,575 | 2025 | up 205.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Paraguay | 2,398 | 2025 | up 3,479.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Kuwait | 2,148 | 2025 | up 398.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Fiji | 2,058 | 2025 | up 379.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 1,820 | 2025 | up 754.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Malawi | 1,779 | 2025 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Turkmenistan | 1,663 | 2025 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Cambodia | 1,646 | 2025 | up 342.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Timor-Leste | 1,520 | 2025 | up 30,300.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Djibouti | 1,419 | 2025 | up 161.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Belize | 1,382 | 2025 | up 1,339.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,355 | 2025 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 1,332 | 2025 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Tonga | 1,324 | 2025 | up 2,035.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Papua New Guinea | 1,227 | 2025 | up 519.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Guyana | 1,092 | 2025 | up 389.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Vanuatu | 961 | 2025 | up 6,764.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Hungary | 899 | 2025 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Israel | 897 | 2025 | up 136.7% | rising |
| 112 | Botswana | 789 | 2025 | up 980.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Bahamas | 760 | 2025 | up 850.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Barbados | 722 | 2025 | up 2,908.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Spain | 713 | 2025 | up 738.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 712 | 2025 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 704 | 2025 | up 261.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Solomon Islands | 701 | 2025 | up 1,794.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Dominica | 642 | 2025 | up 621.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Korea | 629 | 2025 | up 149.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Germany | 626 | 2025 | up 627.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Italy | 575 | 2025 | up 313.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Zambia | 545 | 2025 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Uruguay | 540 | 2025 | up 771.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Samoa | 496 | 2025 | up 5,411.1% | volatile |
| 126 | United Kingdom | 495 | 2025 | up 354.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Eswatini | 472 | 2025 | up 196.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 466 | 2025 | up 182.4% | volatile |
| 129 | France | 455 | 2025 | up 490.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Mauritius | 439 | 2025 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Hong Kong (China) | 415 | 2025 | up 418.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Poland | 407 | 2025 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Comoros | 401 | 2025 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Gabon | 401 | 2025 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Saudi Arabia | 385 | 2025 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Portugal | 380 | 2025 | up 493.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Madagascar | 362 | 2025 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Namibia | 358 | 2025 | up 496.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 351 | 2025 | up 312.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Ireland | 330 | 2025 | up 816.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Bulgaria | 290 | 2025 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Saint Lucia | 242 | 2025 | up 303.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Canada | 215 | 2025 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Singapore | 212 | 2025 | up 371.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Sweden | 195 | 2025 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Netherlands | 179 | 2025 | up 225.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Brunei Darussalam | 170 | 2025 | up 3,300.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Montenegro | 165 | 2025 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Czechia | 161 | 2025 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Suriname | 152 | 2025 | up 210.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Bahrain | 130 | 2025 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 129 | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Greece | 121 | 2025 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Slovenia | 103 | 2025 | up 930.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Bermuda | 101 | 2025 | up 1,920.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Japan | 91 | 2025 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Latvia | 91 | 2025 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 156 | Slovak Republic | 91 | 2025 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Cape Verde | 79 | 2025 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Lithuania | 78 | 2025 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Bhutan | 77 | 2025 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Grenada | 76 | 2025 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Belgium | 69 | 2025 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 63 | 2025 | up 215.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Andorra | 57 | 2025 | up 1,040.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Estonia | 52 | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Kiribati | 52 | 2025 | up 940.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Denmark | 49 | 2025 | up 226.7% | volatile |
| 169 | United Arab Emirates | 45 | 2025 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 45 | 2025 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Croatia | 43 | 2025 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 171 | New Zealand | 43 | 2025 | up 514.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Oman | 42 | 2025 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Antigua and Barbuda | 39 | 2025 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Switzerland | 33 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Norway | 32 | 2025 | up 540.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Australia | 31 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Lesotho | 31 | 2025 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Qatar | 28 | 2025 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Nauru | 22 | 2025 | up 340.0% | rising |
| 181 | Seychelles | 21 | 2025 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 20 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Maldives | 19 | 2025 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Austria | 16 | 2025 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Marshall Islands | 16 | 2025 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Malta | 16 | 2025 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Finland | 15 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Macau (China) | 15 | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Cyprus | 10 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 10 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Cayman Islands | 5 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Micronesia | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 192 | Iceland | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 192 | New Caledonia | 5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Curaçao | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Monaco | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 7.42 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.40 million
- Low & middle income 7.28 million
- IDA & IBRD total 7.10 million
- Middle income 4.75 million
- IDA total 3.82 million
- Early-demographic dividend 3.72 million
- IDA only 3.59 million
- Latin America & Caribbean 3.31 million
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 3.28 million
- IBRD only 3.28 million
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 3.14 million
About this data
Asylum-seekers are individuals who have sought international protection and whose claims for refugee status have not yet been determined. This includes those who are in various stages of the asylum process, such as initial application, appeal, or awaiting final decision. In specific contexts, asylum-seekers may also include those who are seeking protection under complementary forms of protection, and those enjoying temporary protection, but whose claims are still under consideration.