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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2006

Figures for 2006, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2006 covers 152 countries. Pakistan is highest, at 1,044,464; 5 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 4,178. Against 2005, 141 values changed (77 up, 64 down), 2 countries joined.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 2006

HighestPakistan

1,044,464

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, 2006, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 152 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2006: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,044,464
IranIRNSouthern Asia968,368
United StatesUSANorthern America843,434
SyriaSYRWestern Asia702,202
GermanyDEUWestern Europe605,329
JordanJORWestern Asia500,225
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa485,295
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe301,537
ChinaCHNEastern Asia301,024
ChadTCDMiddle Africa286,743
KenyaKENEastern Africa272,529
UgandaUGAEastern Africa272,003
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia240,772
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa208,371
SudanSDNNorthern Africa196,200
IndiaINDSouthern Asia158,358
CanadaCANNorthern America151,832
FranceFRAWestern Europe145,996
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia133,107
NepalNPLSouthern Asia128,172
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa120,253
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia113,713
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe100,565
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe98,995
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa96,975

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Pakistan1,044,464
  2. Iran968,368
  3. United States843,434
  4. Syria702,202
  5. Germany605,329

Lowest

  1. Timor-Lesteshared0
  2. Singaporeshared0
  3. Myanmarshared0
  4. Estoniashared0
  5. Bahrainshared0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 4,178. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +2 / −0countries joined / left
  • 141values changed, of 150 in both
  • 77 · 64rose · fell
  • 9unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Montenegro+ 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

  • 148 distinct values among 152

    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 152 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 (2006). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/2006

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2006: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2006?

Pakistan, at 1,044,464, of the 152 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2006 describe?

2006.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2006 cover?

152.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2006?

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, 2006 the newest?

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

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