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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2003

Figures for 2003, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2003 covers 147 countries. Pakistan is highest, at 1,124,295; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 5,912. Against 2002, 139 values changed (68 up, 71 down), 2 left.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 2003

HighestPakistan

1,124,295

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, 2003, 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, 2003: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,124,295
IranIRNSouthern Asia984,895
GermanyDEUWestern Europe960,393
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa649,770
United StatesUSANorthern America452,536
ChinaCHNEastern Asia299,347
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe291,397
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe276,482
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia240,831
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia239,289
KenyaKENEastern Africa237,509
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa234,033
UgandaUGAEastern Africa230,904
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa226,697
GuineaGINWestern Africa184,339
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa169,032
IndiaINDSouthern Asia164,754
ChadTCDMiddle Africa146,396
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe140,877
SudanSDNNorthern Africa138,162
CanadaCANNorthern America133,088
FranceFRAWestern Europe130,838
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa130,274
NepalNPLSouthern Asia123,662
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia119,056

02In 2003

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Pakistan1,124,295
  2. Iran984,895
  3. Germany960,393
  4. Tanzania649,770
  5. United States452,536

Lowest

  1. Timor-Lesteshared0
  2. Omanshared0
  3. Estonia6
  4. Latvia16
  5. South Korea20

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 5,912. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032002 → 2003

Since 2002

What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −2countries joined / left
  • 139values changed, of 147 in both
  • 68 · 71rose · fell
  • 8unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Iran1,306,599 → 984,895−321,704
  • Sudan328,177 → 138,162−190,015
  • Pakistan1,227,429 → 1,124,295−103,134
  • DR Congo332,978 → 234,033−98,945
  • Iraq134,190 → 46,721−87,469
− Comoros− Madagascar

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 147

    Values are stored exactly as published. 2 countries share 24. 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 (2003). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/2003

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2003: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2003?

Pakistan, at 1,124,295, of the 147 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2003 describe?

2003.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2003 cover?

147.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2003?

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, 2003 the newest?

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

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