Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 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
199
Highest
5.22 million
Ukraine
Lowest
0
British Virgin Islands
Median
1,319
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
10,112
What the numbers show
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 5.22 million in Ukraine; the lowest is 0 in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,319, and the mean is 141,269.
Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 16,258.1%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 100.0%).
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 5.22 million | 2025 | up 1,525.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.87 million | 2025 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Sudan | 2.82 million | 2025 | up 349.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 2.67 million | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 5 | South Sudan | 2.39 million | 2025 | up 206.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Myanmar | 1.52 million | 2025 | up 237.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.18 million | 2025 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Somalia | 892,037 | 2025 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 674,222 | 2025 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Eritrea | 554,891 | 2025 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Mali | 519,738 | 2025 | up 237.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Nigeria | 478,150 | 2025 | up 184.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 417,010 | 2025 | up 5,493.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 351,209 | 2025 | up 16,258.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Burundi | 318,291 | 2025 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Iraq | 270,671 | 2025 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Rwanda | 244,415 | 2025 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Haiti | 180,702 | 2025 | up 419.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 164,215 | 2025 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 157,912 | 2025 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 21 | China | 153,962 | 2025 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Türkiye | 149,405 | 2025 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 148,369 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 24 | Cameroon | 140,366 | 2025 | up 1,228.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Azerbaijan | 130,983 | 2025 | up 1,249.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 99,360 | 2025 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Honduras | 94,449 | 2025 | up 1,279.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Pakistan | 90,497 | 2025 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Niger | 85,591 | 2025 | up 6,088.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 79,669 | 2025 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 31 | El Salvador | 68,182 | 2025 | up 361.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Yemen | 57,327 | 2025 | up 260.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Palestine, State of | 48,323 | 2025 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea | 47,692 | 2025 | up 180.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Mauritania | 43,906 | 2025 | up 26.7% | falling |
| 36 | India | 42,610 | 2025 | up 331.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Mexico | 41,307 | 2025 | up 264.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 35,341 | 2025 | up 2,305.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Guatemala | 34,994 | 2025 | up 240.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Côte d'Ivoire | 32,506 | 2025 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 31,862 | 2025 | up 162.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Serbia | 29,665 | 2025 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Cuba | 29,395 | 2025 | up 330.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24,653 | 2025 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Egypt | 23,763 | 2025 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Albania | 21,447 | 2025 | up 106.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Viet Nam | 20,636 | 2025 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Belarus | 19,462 | 2025 | up 372.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Georgia | 17,302 | 2025 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Croatia | 17,207 | 2025 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Libya | 17,161 | 2025 | up 182.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Ghana | 16,030 | 2025 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Armenia | 15,578 | 2025 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Chad | 15,281 | 2025 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Angola | 13,433 | 2025 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Kenya | 13,325 | 2025 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Congo | 13,134 | 2025 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Senegal | 13,028 | 2025 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Uganda | 12,792 | 2025 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Togo | 12,661 | 2025 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Cambodia | 11,332 | 2025 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Morocco | 10,400 | 2025 | up 490.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Lebanon | 9,568 | 2025 | up 119.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Indonesia | 9,215 | 2025 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Algeria | 9,174 | 2025 | up 164.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Sierra Leone | 8,925 | 2025 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Nepal | 8,019 | 2025 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Peru | 7,885 | 2025 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Bhutan | 7,257 | 2025 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Gambia | 6,728 | 2025 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 6,632 | 2025 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6,489 | 2025 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Brazil | 6,306 | 2025 | up 606.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Republic of Moldova | 5,846 | 2025 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Ecuador | 5,723 | 2025 | up 468.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Jordan | 5,471 | 2025 | up 198.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Chile | 5,358 | 2025 | up 867.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 5,164 | 2025 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Liberia | 5,117 | 2025 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 4,163 | 2025 | up 427.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 4,144 | 2025 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Tunisia | 3,711 | 2025 | up 138.8% | volatile |
| 83 | United States of America | 3,667 | 2025 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Kuwait | 3,369 | 2025 | up 213.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,337 | 2025 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Romania | 3,130 | 2025 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Jamaica | 2,642 | 2025 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Malaysia | 2,477 | 2025 | up 469.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Mongolia | 2,403 | 2025 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Saudi Arabia | 2,368 | 2025 | up 245.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Comoros | 2,338 | 2025 | up 325.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Djibouti | 2,223 | 2025 | up 109.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Hungary | 2,055 | 2025 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 94 | North Macedonia | 1,886 | 2025 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 1,864 | 2025 | up 317.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,800 | 2025 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Bahamas | 1,598 | 2025 | up 639.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1,592 | 2025 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Poland | 1,368 | 2025 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 100 | South Africa | 1,319 | 2025 | up 195.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Benin | 1,279 | 2025 | up 219.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Israel | 1,265 | 2025 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 1,240 | 2025 | up 224.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Gabon | 984 | 2025 | up 465.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Philippines | 807 | 2025 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Czechia | 794 | 2025 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 710 | 2025 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Montenegro | 696 | 2025 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Namibia | 685 | 2025 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Papua New Guinea | 644 | 2025 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Madagascar | 637 | 2025 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Slovakia | 625 | 2025 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Barbados | 577 | 2025 | up 507.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 576 | 2025 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Malawi | 551 | 2025 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Argentina | 542 | 2025 | up 191.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 533 | 2025 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 118 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 517 | 2025 | up 303.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Equatorial Guinea | 424 | 2025 | up 198.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Botswana | 384 | 2025 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Panama | 375 | 2025 | up 504.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 367 | 2025 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Canada | 360 | 2025 | up 393.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Zambia | 346 | 2025 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Fiji | 343 | 2025 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Guyana | 342 | 2025 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Germany | 327 | 2025 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Thailand | 327 | 2025 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritius | 283 | 2025 | up 180.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Bahrain | 267 | 2025 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Italy | 266 | 2025 | up 285.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 263 | 2025 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 133 | United Arab Emirates | 252 | 2025 | up 176.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Hong Kong, China | 245 | 2025 | up 642.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Eswatini | 220 | 2025 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 199 | 2025 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 194 | 2025 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Latvia | 189 | 2025 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Spain | 186 | 2025 | up 210.0% | volatile |
| 140 | France | 166 | 2025 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Paraguay | 162 | 2025 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Netherlands | 159 | 2025 | up 148.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Oman | 133 | 2025 | up 269.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Sweden | 128 | 2025 | up 611.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Uruguay | 126 | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Mozambique | 119 | 2025 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Grenada | 117 | 2025 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Korea | 117 | 2025 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Belgium | 113 | 2025 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Portugal | 109 | 2025 | up 289.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Belize | 108 | 2025 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Lithuania | 101 | 2025 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Antigua and Barbuda | 97 | 2025 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Dominica | 97 | 2025 | up 177.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Greece | 94 | 2025 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Estonia | 86 | 2025 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Qatar | 73 | 2025 | up 247.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 73 | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 159 | Ireland | 69 | 2025 | up 1,280.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Tonga | 65 | 2025 | up 195.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Maldives | 62 | 2025 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 162 | New Zealand | 58 | 2025 | up 262.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Japan | 56 | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Suriname | 56 | 2025 | up 194.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Singapore | 43 | 2025 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Australia | 41 | 2025 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 36 | 2025 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Austria | 33 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Lesotho | 27 | 2025 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Denmark | 21 | 2025 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Luxembourg | 20 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Norway | 20 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Samoa | 17 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Cape Verde | 15 | 2025 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Cyprus | 15 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Macau, China | 15 | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Timor-Leste | 15 | 2025 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 14 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 179 | Vanuatu | 13 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Slovenia | 12 | 2025 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Malta | 11 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Seychelles | 10 | 2025 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Curaçao | 8 | 2025 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 183 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 185 | Bermuda | 6 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Switzerland | 6 | 2025 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Andorra | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 187 | Brunei Darussalam | 5 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Finland | 5 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Kiribati | 5 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Monaco | 5 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 187 | Naoero | 5 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 193 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 193 | Iceland | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | San Marino | 0 | 2005 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 193 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 193 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 28.11 million
- IDA & IBRD total 28.01 million
- Low & middle income 27.96 million
- IDA total 20.81 million
- IDA only 20.03 million
- Low income 17.84 million
- Least developed countries 14.87 million
- Pre-demographic dividend 13.59 million
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 11.16 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 11.08 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 11.08 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 11.08 million
- Middle income 10.13 million
- Arab World 9.09 million
- Africa Eastern and Southern 8.61 million
- Early-demographic dividend 8.41 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 8.25 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 8.24 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 8.20 million
- IBRD only 7.20 million
- Upper middle income 6.73 million
- Europe & Central Asia 5.79 million
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.78 million
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 5.66 million
- Post-demographic dividend 5.33 million
- Lower middle income 3.40 million
- Africa Western and Central 2.47 million
- East Asia & Pacific 1.73 million
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.73 million
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.73 million
- Latin America & Caribbean 1.02 million
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 1.01 million
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 985,489
- Late-demographic dividend 789,687
- IDA blend 781,782
- OECD members 289,139
- South Asia 238,179
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 238,179
- High income 149,559
- European Union 27,822
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.