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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1996

Figures for 1996, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1996 covers 144 countries. Iran is highest, at 2,030,359; Bosnia and Herzegovina is lowest, at 0. The middle country reads 8,326. Against 1995, 135 values changed (70 up, 65 down), 1 left.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 1996

HighestIran

2,030,359

LowestBosnia and Herzegovina

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, 1996, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 144 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1996: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
IranIRNSouthern Asia2,030,359
GermanyDEUWestern Europe1,266,000
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,202,703
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa675,972
GuineaGINWestern Africa663,849
United StatesUSANorthern America607,005
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe563,210
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa498,732
SudanSDNNorthern Africa393,874
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa390,528
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa327,696
ChinaCHNEastern Asia290,099
UgandaUGAEastern Africa264,294
RussiaRUSEastern Europe246,689
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia233,693
IndiaINDSouthern Asia233,371
KenyaKENEastern Africa223,640
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia218,950
SwedenSWENorthern Europe191,159
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa190,267
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe165,395
FranceFRAWestern Europe151,331
CanadaCANNorthern America138,427
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa131,139
NepalNPLSouthern Asia126,814

02In 1996

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Iran2,030,359
  2. Germany1,266,000
  3. Pakistan1,202,703
  4. DR Congo675,972
  5. Guinea663,849

Lowest

  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina0
  2. South Korea5
  3. Fiji7
  4. Singapore10
  5. Sri Lanka11

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 8,326. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031995 → 1996

Since 1995

What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −1countries joined / left
  • 135values changed, of 144 in both
  • 70 · 65rose · fell
  • 9unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • DR Congo1,433,760 → 675,972−757,788
  • Tanzania829,671 → 498,732−330,939
  • Sudan674,071 → 393,874−280,197
  • Burundi173,016 → 20,734−152,282
  • Serbia650,695 → 563,210−87,485
− Macau

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

  • 143 distinct values among 144

    Values are stored exactly as published. 2 countries share 700. 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 144 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 (1996). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1996 [data set], describing 1996. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/1996

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1996: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1996?

Iran, at 2,030,359, of the 144 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1996 describe?

1996.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1996 cover?

144.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1996?

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, 1996 the newest?

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

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