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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2000

Figures for 2000, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2000 covers 153 countries. Pakistan is highest, at 2,001,460; 5 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 5,308. Against 1999, 143 values changed (79 up, 64 down), 4 countries joined, 2 left.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 2000

HighestPakistan

2,001,460

Lowest5 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, 2000, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 153 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2000: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia2,001,460
IranIRNSouthern Asia1,868,000
GermanyDEUWestern Europe906,000
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa680,862
United StatesUSANorthern America508,209
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe484,390
GuineaGINWestern Africa427,210
SudanSDNNorthern Africa414,928
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa332,509
ChinaCHNEastern Asia294,109
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia280,586
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa250,940
UgandaUGAEastern Africa236,622
KenyaKENEastern Africa206,108
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa197,960
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe186,247
IndiaINDSouthern Asia170,940
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa169,654
SwedenSWENorthern Europe157,206
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe146,174
FranceFRAWestern Europe132,508
NepalNPLSouthern Asia129,234
IraqIRQWestern Asia127,787
CanadaCANNorthern America126,991
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa123,190

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Pakistan2,001,460
  2. Iran1,868,000
  3. Germany906,000
  4. Tanzania680,862
  5. United States508,209

Lowest

  1. Timor-Lesteshared0
  2. Haitishared0
  3. Estoniashared0
  4. Cabo Verdeshared0
  5. Afghanistanshared0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 5,308. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031999 → 2000

Since 1999

What changed between 1999 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +4 / −2countries joined / left
  • 143values changed, of 149 in both
  • 79 · 64rose · fell
  • 6unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Estonia+ Haiti+ Liechtenstein+ Timor-Leste− Mauritius− Singapore

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

  • 147 distinct values among 153

    Values are stored exactly as published. 5 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 153 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 (2000). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/2000

0636 held

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2000: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2000?

Pakistan, at 2,001,460, of the 153 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2000 describe?

2000.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2000 cover?

153.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2000?

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, 2000 the newest?

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

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