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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2002

Figures for 2002, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2002 covers 149 countries. Iran is highest, at 1,306,599; 5 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 5,760. Against 2001, 138 values changed (79 up, 59 down), 2 left.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 2002

HighestIran

1,306,599

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, 2002, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 149 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2002: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
IranIRNSouthern Asia1,306,599
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,227,429
GermanyDEUWestern Europe980,001
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa689,373
United StatesUSANorthern America485,173
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe354,400
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa332,978
SudanSDNNorthern Africa328,177
ChinaCHNEastern Asia297,273
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe260,687
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia247,549
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa246,765
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia245,290
KenyaKENEastern Africa233,671
UgandaUGAEastern Africa217,301
GuineaGINWestern Africa182,164
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa169,233
IndiaINDSouthern Asia168,853
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe148,349
SwedenSWENorthern Europe142,170
IraqIRQWestern Asia134,190
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa132,939
NepalNPLSouthern Asia132,432
FranceFRAWestern Europe132,182
CanadaCANNorthern America129,935

02In 2002

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Iran1,306,599
  2. Pakistan1,227,429
  3. Germany980,001
  4. Tanzania689,373
  5. United States485,173

Lowest

  1. Timor-Lesteshared0
  2. Omanshared0
  3. Madagascarshared0
  4. Comorosshared0
  5. Afghanistanshared0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 5,760. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −2countries joined / left
  • 138values changed, of 149 in both
  • 79 · 59rose · fell
  • 11unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

− Lesotho− Mauritius

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

  • 145 distinct values among 149

    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 149 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 (2002). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/2002

0636 held

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2002: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2002?

Iran, at 1,306,599, of the 149 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2002 describe?

2002.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2002 cover?

149.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2002?

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, 2002 the newest?

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

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