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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2004

Figures for 2004, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2004 covers 148 countries. Pakistan is highest, at 1,290,980; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 5,067. Against 2003, 141 values changed (70 up, 71 down), 1 country joined.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 2004

HighestPakistan

1,290,980

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, 2004, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 148 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2004: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,290,980
IranIRNSouthern Asia1,045,975
GermanyDEUWestern Europe876,614
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa602,088
United StatesUSANorthern America420,788
ChinaCHNEastern Asia299,367
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe298,826
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe276,677
ChadTCDMiddle Africa259,880
UgandaUGAEastern Africa250,477
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia240,551
KenyaKENEastern Africa239,833
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia235,233
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa199,323
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa173,907
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa169,053
IndiaINDSouthern Asia162,683
SudanSDNNorthern Africa141,587
CanadaCANNorthern America141,402
FranceFRAWestern Europe139,852
GuineaGINWestern Africa139,240
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe126,792
NepalNPLSouthern Asia124,920
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia121,145
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa115,979

02In 2004

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Pakistan1,290,980
  2. Iran1,045,975
  3. Germany876,614
  4. Tanzania602,088
  5. United States420,788

Lowest

  1. Timor-Lesteshared0
  2. Bahrainshared0
  3. Estonia6
  4. Oman7
  5. Latvia10

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 5,067. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 141values changed, of 147 in both
  • 70 · 71rose · fell
  • 6unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Germany960,393 → 876,614−83,779
  • Zambia226,697 → 173,907−52,790
  • Tanzania649,770 → 602,088−47,682
  • Guinea184,339 → 139,240−45,099
  • Sweden112,148 → 73,383−38,765
+ Bahrain

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

  • 146 distinct values among 148

    Values are stored exactly as published. 2 countries share 106. 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 148 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 (2004). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/2004

0636 held

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2004: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2004?

Pakistan, at 1,290,980, of the 148 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2004 describe?

2004.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2004 cover?

148.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2004?

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, 2004 the newest?

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

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