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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1992

Figures for 1992, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1992 covers 130 countries. Iran is highest, at 4,150,723; Comoros is lowest, at 0. The middle country reads 12,139. Against 1991, 115 values changed (63 up, 52 down), 15 countries joined, 1 left.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 1992

HighestIran

4,150,723

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, 1992, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 130 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1992: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
IranIRNSouthern Asia4,150,723
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,629,218
GermanyDEUWestern Europe1,236,000
MalawiMWIEastern Africa1,058,498
SudanSDNNorthern Africa725,900
United StatesUSANorthern America579,938
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe516,430
GuineaGINWestern Africa478,491
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa431,824
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe403,000
KenyaKENEastern Africa402,194
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa391,127
MexicoMEXCentral America360,991
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia300,000
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa292,148
ChinaCHNEastern Asia288,123
BurundiBDIEastern Africa271,745
IndiaINDSouthern Asia258,372
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia246,000
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia245,154
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa237,713
GuatemalaGTMCentral America222,929
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa219,314
UgandaUGAEastern Africa196,290
CanadaCANNorthern America183,723

02In 1992

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Iran4,150,723
  2. Pakistan1,629,218
  3. Germany1,236,000
  4. Malawi1,058,498
  5. Sudan725,900

Lowest

  1. Comoros0
  2. Macau15
  3. Sri Lanka21
  4. Paraguay45
  5. Suriname52

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 12,139. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031991 → 1992

Since 1991

What changed between 1991 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +15 / −1countries joined / left
  • 115values changed, of 115 in both
  • 63 · 52rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Pakistan3,099,891 → 1,629,218−1,470,673
  • Iran4,404,995 → 4,150,723−254,272
  • Ethiopia529,620 → 431,824−97,796
  • DR Congo482,959 → 391,127−91,832
  • Guinea547,961 → 478,491−69,470
+ Albania+ Armenia+ Azerbaijan+ Bulgaria+ Bahamas+ Comoros+ Cuba+ Croatia+ Liberia+ North Macedonia+ Somalia+ Suriname+ Slovenia+ Chad+ Tajikistan− Cabo Verde

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

  • 128 distinct values among 130

    Values are stored exactly as published. 2 countries share 3,000. 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 130 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 (1992). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1992 [data set], describing 1992. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/1992

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1992: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1992?

Iran, at 4,150,723, of the 130 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1992 describe?

1992.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1992 cover?

130.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1992?

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, 1992 the newest?

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

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