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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1990

Figures for 1990, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1990 covers 111 countries. Iran is highest, at 4,174,401; Comoros is lowest, at 0. The middle country reads 10,816.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 1990

HighestIran

4,174,401

LowestComoros

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 Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1990, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 111 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1990: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
IranIRNSouthern Asia4,174,401
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia3,255,975
SudanSDNNorthern Africa1,031,050
MalawiMWIEastern Africa926,725
GermanyDEUWestern Europe816,000
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa773,764
United StatesUSANorthern America464,887
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa460,000
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa416,435
MexicoMEXCentral America356,400
GuineaGINWestern Africa325,000
ChinaCHNEastern Asia287,276
Costa RicaCRICentral America276,210
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa272,281
BurundiBDIEastern Africa268,403
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa265,184
HondurasHNDCentral America237,100
GuatemalaGTMCentral America223,377
IndiaINDSouthern Asia212,743
FranceFRAWestern Europe193,000
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa190,950
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa169,110
CanadaCANNorthern America154,761
UgandaUGAEastern Africa145,718
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa138,049

02In 1990

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Iran4,174,401
  2. Pakistan3,255,975
  3. Sudan1,031,050
  4. Malawi926,725
  5. Germany816,000

Lowest

  1. Comoros0
  2. Tunisia30
  3. Cyprus31
  4. Afghanistan50
  5. Chile58

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 10,816. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

Read before you use

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

The site’s method

  • Which end is better

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

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 111 countries has every column.

04The 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 (1990). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/1990

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06Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1990: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1990?

Iran, at 4,174,401, of the 111 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1990 describe?

1990.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1990 cover?

111.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1990?

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

Is Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1990 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2025.

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