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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1995

Figures for 1995, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1995 covers 145 countries. Iran is highest, at 2,071,988; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 8,118. Against 1994, 133 values changed (61 up, 72 down), 4 countries joined, 3 left.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 1995

HighestIran

2,071,988

Lowest2 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, 1995, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 145 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1995: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
IranIRNSouthern Asia2,071,988
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa1,433,760
GermanyDEUWestern Europe1,267,900
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,202,493
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa829,671
SudanSDNNorthern Africa674,071
GuineaGINWestern Africa672,293
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe650,695
United StatesUSANorthern America623,279
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa393,479
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa297,908
ChinaCHNEastern Asia288,310
KenyaKENEastern Africa234,665
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia233,682
UgandaUGAEastern Africa229,348
IndiaINDSouthern Asia227,481
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia218,950
SwedenSWENorthern Europe199,194
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe198,647
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa192,489
BurundiBDIEastern Africa173,016
FranceFRAWestern Europe155,240
CanadaCANNorthern America152,110
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa129,965
NepalNPLSouthern Asia124,751

02In 1995

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Iran2,071,988
  2. DR Congo1,433,760
  3. Germany1,267,900
  4. Pakistan1,202,493
  5. Tanzania829,671

Lowest

  1. Russiashared0
  2. Bosnia and Herzegovinashared0
  3. South Korea5
  4. Macaushared8
  5. Bahamasshared8

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 8,118. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031994 → 1995

Since 1994

What changed between 1994 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +4 / −3countries joined / left
  • 133values changed, of 141 in both
  • 61 · 72rose · fell
  • 8unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • DR Congo1,724,365 → 1,433,760−290,605
  • Iran2,236,350 → 2,071,988−164,362
  • Burundi300,302 → 173,016−127,286
  • Malawi90,242 → 1,018−89,224
  • Germany1,354,600 → 1,267,900−86,700
+ Bahamas+ Fiji+ South Korea+ Solomon Islands− Lesotho− Madagascar− Suriname

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

  • 141 distinct values among 145

    Values are stored exactly as published. 2 countries share 100. 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 145 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 (1995). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1995 [data set], describing 1995. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/1995

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1995: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1995?

Iran, at 2,071,988, of the 145 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1995 describe?

1995.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1995 cover?

145.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1995?

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, 1995 the newest?

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

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