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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1991

Figures for 1991, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1991 covers 116 countries. Iran is highest, at 4,404,995; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 5. The middle country reads 11,876. Against 1990, 104 values changed (55 up, 49 down), 9 countries joined, 4 left.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 1991

HighestIran

4,404,995

Lowest2 countries share it

5

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, 1991, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 116 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1991: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
IranIRNSouthern Asia4,404,995
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia3,099,891
MalawiMWIEastern Africa981,812
GermanyDEUWestern Europe821,500
SudanSDNNorthern Africa729,200
GuineaGINWestern Africa547,961
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa529,620
United StatesUSANorthern America513,885
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa482,959
MexicoMEXCentral America360,170
ChinaCHNEastern Asia289,061
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa288,103
BurundiBDIEastern Africa270,136
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa230,290
GuatemalaGTMCentral America223,236
IndiaINDSouthern Asia210,569
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa197,627
FranceFRAWestern Europe174,756
CanadaCANNorthern America170,916
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa169,124
UgandaUGAEastern Africa162,521
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa140,676
SwedenSWENorthern Europe124,457
KenyaKENEastern Africa120,163
Costa RicaCRICentral America117,492

02In 1991

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Iran4,404,995
  2. Pakistan3,099,891
  3. Malawi981,812
  4. Germany821,500
  5. Sudan729,200

Lowest

  1. Jamaicashared5
  2. Cabo Verdeshared5
  3. Sri Lanka15
  4. Afghanistan38
  5. Cyprus61

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 11,876. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031990 → 1991

Since 1990

What changed between 1990 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +9 / −4countries joined / left
  • 104values changed, of 107 in both
  • 55 · 49rose · fell
  • 3unchanged

Rose most

  • Iran4,174,401 → 4,404,995+230,594
  • Guinea325,000 → 547,961+222,961
  • Kenya14,249 → 120,163+105,914
  • Iraq900 → 87,990+87,090
  • DR Congo416,435 → 482,959+66,524

Fell most

+ Cabo Verde+ Czechia+ Jamaica+ Kuwait+ Sri Lanka+ Namibia+ Poland+ Romania+ Saudi Arabia− Bahrain− Comoros− Cuba− Somalia

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

  • 114 distinct values among 116

    Values are stored exactly as published. 2 countries share 220. 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 116 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 (1991). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1991 [data set], describing 1991. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/1991

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1991: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1991?

Iran, at 4,404,995, of the 116 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1991 describe?

1991.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1991 cover?

116.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1991?

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, 1991 the newest?

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

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