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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1997

Figures for 1997, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1997 covers 147 countries. Iran is highest, at 1,982,553; Moldova is lowest, at 0. The middle country reads 5,520. Against 1996, 140 values changed (59 up, 81 down), 4 countries joined, 1 left.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 1997

HighestIran

1,982,553

LowestMoldova

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, 1997, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 147 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1997: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
IranIRNSouthern Asia1,982,553
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,202,733
GermanyDEUWestern Europe1,049,000
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa570,367
United StatesUSANorthern America563,813
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe550,064
GuineaGINWestern Africa435,294
SudanSDNNorthern Africa374,414
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa323,064
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa297,536
ChinaCHNEastern Asia291,506
RussiaRUSEastern Europe237,720
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia233,716
KenyaKENEastern Africa232,097
IndiaINDSouthern Asia223,072
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia219,000
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa208,509
UgandaUGAEastern Africa188,512
SwedenSWENorthern Europe186,719
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa170,736
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia169,154
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa165,072
FranceFRAWestern Europe146,558
NepalNPLSouthern Asia129,158
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa126,882

02In 1997

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Iran1,982,553
  2. Pakistan1,202,733
  3. Germany1,049,000
  4. Tanzania570,367
  5. United States563,813

Lowest

  1. Moldova0
  2. Singaporeshared5
  3. Lithuaniashared5
  4. Saint Luciashared5
  5. South Koreashared5

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 5,520. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031996 → 1997

Since 1996

What changed between 1996 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +4 / −1countries joined / left
  • 140values changed, of 143 in both
  • 59 · 81rose · fell
  • 3unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Saint Lucia+ Lithuania+ Moldova+ Suriname− Fiji

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

  • 142 distinct values among 147

    Values are stored exactly as published. 5 countries share 5. 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 147 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 (1997). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1997 [data set], describing 1997. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/1997

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1997: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1997?

Iran, at 1,982,553, of the 147 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1997 describe?

1997.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1997 cover?

147.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1997?

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, 1997 the newest?

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

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