Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
170
Highest
181.46 % change on previous year
Ghana
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Sierra Leone
Median
0.5553 % change on previous year
Years covered
65
1961–2025
Data points
9,779
What the numbers show
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 181.46 % change on previous year in Ghana; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5553 % change on previous year, and the mean is 2.01 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 7,855.6%), and the largest decrease in China (down 446,864.0%).
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 181.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3,306.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Libya | 175.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 363.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Uruguay | 141.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 847.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Mauritius | 140 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Mali | 111.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,253.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Mauritania | 94.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3,946.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 54.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 711.0% | volatile |
| 8 | El Salvador | 51.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Japan | 46.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,521.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Senegal | 45.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5,535.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 41.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Honduras | 33.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Guyana | 29.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Nigeria | 28.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Burundi | 24.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,937.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 22.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 583.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Guatemala | 21.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Belize | 21.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Spain | 19.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,446.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Chad | 17.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 194.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Liechtenstein | 17.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 17.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 17.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7,855.6% | volatile |
| 25 | South Sudan | 16.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 182.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Greece | 15.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 15.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Lesotho | 14.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 150.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Togo | 14.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,638.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Ecuador | 13.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,832.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Serbia | 13.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 169.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Australia | 13.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 248.0% | volatile |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 155.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 12.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Argentina | 12.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 246.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Romania | 12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 11.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 865.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Ireland | 10.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Uganda | 10.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Finland | 10.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Republic of Moldova | 9.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 42 | France | 9.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Eswatini | 9.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Brazil | 8.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Malaysia | 8.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 262.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Netherlands | 7.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Chile | 7.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Somalia | 7.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Iceland | 7.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Philippines | 7.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Malta | 6.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Switzerland | 6.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Cayman Islands | 6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Cyprus | 5.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 55 | United States of America | 5.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Zambia | 4.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Yemen | 4.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Madagascar | 4.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Benin | 4.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Niger | 4.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 61 | New Zealand | 4.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 290.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Namibia | 4.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 303.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Korea | 3.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Djibouti | 3.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 167.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Botswana | 3.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Gambia | 3.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Croatia | 3.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Burkina Faso | 2.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Portugal | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Luxembourg | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Kenya | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 359.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Sudan | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Belgium | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Lithuania | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Panama | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 386.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Rwanda | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Iraq | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Czechia | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 80 | India | 0.794 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Mexico | 0.773 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Congo | 0.722 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Peru | 0.6823 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Austria | 0.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Israel | 0.6319 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 103.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Angola | 0.4787 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Liberia | 0.4284 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.2954 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 0.1626 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Nepal | 0.0765 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Norway | 0.0202 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Afghanistan | 0.0144 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Cambodia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Mongolia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Naoero | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Saudi Arabia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Suriname | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Papua New Guinea | -0.0647 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Slovenia | -0.0878 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Nicaragua | -0.3205 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.7% | volatile |
| 111 | North Macedonia | -0.4256 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Thailand | -0.4786 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | -0.6531 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Malawi | -0.7575 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 101.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Guinea | -0.783 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 195.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Ukraine | -0.7953 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 146.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Qatar | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Hungary | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Algeria | -1.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,615.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Oman | -1.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Poland | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Morocco | -2.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 101.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Estonia | -2.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Slovakia | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 174.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -2.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 101.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Bulgaria | -2.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 105.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Denmark | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 106.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Germany | -3.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 107.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Bahrain | -4 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Cameroon | -4.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 115.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -4.76 % change on previous year | 1984 | down 108.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Mozambique | -4.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 120.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Indonesia | -5.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 113.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Belarus | -6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 106.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Zimbabwe | -7.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 150.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Gabon | -7.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Egypt | -7.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Sri Lanka | -8.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 115.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Hong Kong, China | -9.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Cuba | -11.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 232.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Sweden | -11.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 160.4% | volatile |
| 143 | China | -11.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 446,864.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Georgia | -14.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 111.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Armenia | -14.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 254.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Syrian Arab Republic | -15.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Türkiye | -18.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 131.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Tunisia | -19.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Kuwait | -20.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 202.2% | volatile |
| 150 | South Africa | -22.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 366.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Paraguay | -23.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 297.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Pakistan | -25.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 796.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -25.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29,252.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Tajikistan | -29.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 821.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Lebanon | -29.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 308.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Viet Nam | -31.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Jordan | -32.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,212.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Latvia | -34.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 328.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Montenegro | -34.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Italy | -38.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 247.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | -43.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 214.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Albania | -50.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,685.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -77.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29,443.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Kazakhstan | -93.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 903.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Kyrgyzstan | -95.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 241.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Turkmenistan | -99.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 276.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Uzbekistan | -99.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 623.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Curaçao | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 600.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Macau, China | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 800.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Sierra Leone | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 108.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Western and Central 24.26 % change on previous year
- Euro area -0.2957 % change on previous year
- North America 23.96 % change on previous year
- European Union -0.4154 % change on previous year
- South Asia 13.81 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 13.81 % change on previous year
- World -8.07 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend 12.37 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries 12.29 % change on previous year
- IDA only 12.08 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 11.52 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 11.06 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 11.06 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 11.06 % change on previous year
- Low income 10.21 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific 9.33 % change on previous year
- IDA total 6.24 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.15 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean 5.15 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern 4.93 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 4.57 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.57 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 4.45 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend 2.95 % change on previous year
- High income 2.54 % change on previous year
- Arab World 2.03 % change on previous year
- Central Europe and the Baltics -0.7289 % change on previous year
- Other small states -1.89 % change on previous year
- OECD members -2.76 % change on previous year
- Small states -2.76 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income -4.3 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia -5.15 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend -8.46 % change on previous year
- IDA blend -11.38 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total -11.91 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -12.72 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) -13.78 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) -19.16 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states -20 % change on previous year
- Middle income -23.33 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.