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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1998

Figures for 1998, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1998 covers 145 countries. Iran is highest, at 1,931,332; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 5,531. Against 1997, 137 values changed (66 up, 71 down), 1 country joined, 3 left.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 1998

HighestIran

1,931,332

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, 1998, 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, 1998: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
IranIRNSouthern Asia1,931,332
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,202,462
GermanyDEUWestern Europe949,200
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa543,881
United StatesUSANorthern America533,951
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe502,035
GuineaGINWestern Africa482,463
SudanSDNNorthern Africa391,496
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia310,012
ChinaCHNEastern Asia292,345
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa262,158
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa240,214
KenyaKENEastern Africa238,187
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia221,636
UgandaUGAEastern Africa204,543
IndiaINDSouthern Asia185,516
SwedenSWENorthern Europe178,782
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa168,564
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa165,226
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa151,187
FranceFRAWestern Europe140,213
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia138,334
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe131,481
RussiaRUSEastern Europe128,575
NepalNPLSouthern Asia126,104

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Iran1,931,332
  2. Pakistan1,202,462
  3. Germany949,200
  4. Tanzania543,881
  5. United States533,951

Lowest

  1. Moldovashared0
  2. Afghanistanshared0
  3. Singapore5
  4. Honduras9
  5. Georgia19

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 5,531. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

What changed between 1997 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −3countries joined / left
  • 137values changed, of 144 in both
  • 66 · 71rose · fell
  • 7unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Israel− South Korea− Saint Lucia− 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

  • 142 distinct values among 145

    Values are stored exactly as published. 2 countries share 51. 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 (1998). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/1998

0636 held

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1998: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1998?

Iran, at 1,931,332, of the 145 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1998 describe?

1998.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1998 cover?

145.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 1998?

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, 1998 the newest?

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

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