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Refugees by Country of Origin, 2011

Figures for 2011, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugees by Country of Origin, 2011 covers 188 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 2,664,423; 3 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 1,057. Against 2010, 164 values changed (101 up, 63 down), 7 countries joined, 1 left.

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Refugees by Country of Origin · Data for 2011

HighestAfghanistan

2,664,423

Lowest3 countries share it

0

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Refugees by Country of Origin, 2011, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 188 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugees by Country of Origin, 2011: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia2,664,423
IraqIRQWestern Asia1,428,306
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa1,077,038
SudanSDNNorthern Africa500,004
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa491,470
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia414,615
ColombiaCOLSouth America395,950
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia337,828
EritreaERIEastern Africa251,941
ChinaCHNEastern Asia190,369
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa162,861
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe161,664
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa154,818
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia139,763
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia136,602
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa128,657
RussiaRUSEastern Europe109,783
RwandaRWAEastern Africa106,832
BurundiBDIEastern Africa101,282
PalestinePSEWestern Asia94,141
IranIRNSouthern Asia72,366
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa70,601
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa66,779
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe62,653
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe58,572

02In 2011

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Afghanistan2,664,423
  2. Iraq1,428,306
  3. Somalia1,077,038
  4. Sudan500,004
  5. DR Congo491,470

Lowest

  1. South Sudanshared0
  2. Naurushared0
  3. Bermudashared0
  4. Norwayshared5
  5. Maltashared5

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 1,057. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +7 / −1countries joined / left
  • 164values changed, of 181 in both
  • 101 · 63rose · fell
  • 17unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Afghanistan3,054,699 → 2,664,423−390,276
  • Iraq1,683,576 → 1,428,306−255,270
  • Serbia183,284 → 161,664−21,620
  • Bhutan75,062 → 57,980−17,082
  • Chad53,713 → 42,619−11,094
+ Bermuda+ Monaco+ Niue+ Norway+ Nauru+ South Sudan+ Turks and Caicos Islands− Iceland

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • 169 distinct values among 188

    Values are stored exactly as published. 5 countries share 5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 188 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (2011). Refugees by Country of Origin, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-by-origin/2011

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07Questions

Refugees by Country of Origin, 2011: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees by country of origin in Refugees by Country of Origin, 2011?

Afghanistan, at 2,664,423, of the 188 countries in the file.

What year does Refugees by Country of Origin, 2011 describe?

2011.

How many countries does Refugees by Country of Origin, 2011 cover?

188.

Where can I download Refugees by Country of Origin, 2011?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Refugees by Country of Origin, 2011 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Refugees by Country of Origin, 2025.

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