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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1993

Figures for 1993, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1993 covers 142 countries. Iran is highest, at 2,495,038; 4 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 8,256. Against 1992, 127 values changed (62 up, 65 down), 14 countries joined, 2 left.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 1993

HighestIran

2,495,038

Lowest4 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 Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1993, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 142 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1993: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
IranIRNSouthern Asia2,495,038
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,479,266
GermanyDEUWestern Europe1,418,000
SudanSDNNorthern Africa745,200
MalawiMWIEastern Africa713,605
United StatesUSANorthern America623,056
GuineaGINWestern Africa577,156
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa572,070
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa564,520
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe479,110
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia334,000
KenyaKENEastern Africa301,595
ChinaCHNEastern Asia287,424
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe287,000
UgandaUGAEastern Africa286,500
RwandaRWAEastern Africa277,000
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa272,632
BurundiBDIEastern Africa271,883
IndiaINDSouthern Asia262,802
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa251,578
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa250,000
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia228,840
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa219,067
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia198,950
CanadaCANNorthern America183,241

02In 1993

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Iran2,495,038
  2. Pakistan1,479,266
  3. Germany1,418,000
  4. Sudan745,200
  5. Malawi713,605

Lowest

  1. Russiashared0
  2. Georgiashared0
  3. Gabonshared0
  4. Bosnia and Herzegovinashared0
  5. Singaporeshared5

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 8,256. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031992 → 1993

Since 1992

What changed between 1992 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +14 / −2countries joined / left
  • 127values changed, of 128 in both
  • 62 · 65rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Iran4,150,723 → 2,495,038−1,655,685
  • Malawi1,058,498 → 713,605−344,893
  • Mexico360,991 → 52,472−308,519
  • Guatemala222,929 → 4,689−218,240
  • Ethiopia431,824 → 272,632−159,192
+ United Arab Emirates+ Bosnia and Herzegovina+ Eritrea+ Georgia+ Kazakhstan+ Kyrgyzstan+ Cambodia+ Libya+ Malta+ Russia+ Slovakia+ Turkmenistan+ Uzbekistan+ South Africa− Comoros− South Korea

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

  • 135 distinct values among 142

    Values are stored exactly as published. 4 countries share 0. 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 142 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 (1993). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1993 [data set], describing 1993. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/1993

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1993: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1993?

Iran, at 2,495,038, of the 142 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1993 describe?

1993.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1993 cover?

142.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1993?

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, 1993 the newest?

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

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