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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2001

Figures for 2001, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2001 covers 151 countries. Pakistan is highest, at 2,198,792; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 6,804. Against 2000, 140 values changed (77 up, 63 down), 3 countries joined, 5 left.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 2001

HighestPakistan

2,198,792

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, 2001, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 151 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2001: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia2,198,792
IranIRNSouthern Asia1,868,000
GermanyDEUWestern Europe903,000
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa646,899
United StatesUSANorthern America515,851
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe400,306
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa362,014
SudanSDNNorthern Africa349,209
ChinaCHNEastern Asia295,321
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa284,173
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia264,337
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia245,266
KenyaKENEastern Africa239,221
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe233,389
UgandaUGAEastern Africa199,735
GuineaGINWestern Africa178,446
IndiaINDSouthern Asia169,548
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa169,417
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa152,554
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe151,919
SwedenSWENorthern Europe146,480
FranceFRAWestern Europe131,601
NepalNPLSouthern Asia130,945
CanadaCANNorthern America129,227
IraqIRQWestern Asia128,142

02In 2001

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Pakistan2,198,792
  2. Iran1,868,000
  3. Germany903,000
  4. Tanzania646,899
  5. United States515,851

Lowest

  1. Timor-Lesteshared0
  2. Omanshared0
  3. Latviashared5
  4. South Koreashared5
  5. Estonia6

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 6,804. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +3 / −5countries joined / left
  • 140values changed, of 148 in both
  • 77 · 63rose · fell
  • 8unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Guinea427,210 → 178,446−248,764
  • Serbia484,390 → 400,306−84,084
  • Sudan414,928 → 349,209−65,719
  • Indonesia122,611 → 73,542−49,069
  • Ethiopia197,960 → 152,554−45,406
+ Lesotho+ Mauritius+ Oman− Bahamas− Cabo Verde− Dominican Republic− Haiti− Jamaica

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

  • 148 distinct values among 151

    Values are stored exactly as published. 2 countries share 363. 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 151 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 (2001). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/2001

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2001: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2001?

Pakistan, at 2,198,792, of the 151 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2001 describe?

2001.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2001 cover?

151.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2001?

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, 2001 the newest?

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

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