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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2008

Figures for 2008, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2008 covers 155 countries. Pakistan is highest, at 1,780,935; 3 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 6,621. Against 2007, 147 values changed (77 up, 70 down), 2 countries joined, 1 left.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 2008

HighestPakistan

1,780,935

Lowest3 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, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 155 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2008: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,780,935
SyriaSYRWestern Asia1,105,693
IranIRNSouthern Asia980,104
GermanyDEUWestern Europe582,719
JordanJORWestern Asia500,406
ChadTCDMiddle Africa330,510
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa321,908
KenyaKENEastern Africa320,598
ChinaCHNEastern Asia300,966
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe292,081
United StatesUSANorthern America279,468
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia240,570
VenezuelaVENSouth America201,160
IndiaINDSouthern Asia184,539
SudanSDNNorthern Africa181,605
CanadaCANNorthern America173,642
FranceFRAWestern Europe171,206
UgandaUGAEastern Africa162,132
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa155,162
YemenYEMWestern Asia140,166
NepalNPLSouthern Asia124,826
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia112,916
EcuadorECUSouth America101,368
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa97,851
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe96,735

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Pakistan1,780,935
  2. Syria1,105,693
  3. Iran980,104
  4. Germany582,719
  5. Jordan500,406

Lowest

  1. Timor-Lesteshared0
  2. Myanmarshared0
  3. Fijishared0
  4. Vanuatu5
  5. Singaporeshared7

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 6,621. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +2 / −1countries joined / left
  • 147values changed, of 153 in both
  • 77 · 70rose · fell
  • 6unchanged

Rose most

  • Kenya265,729 → 320,598+54,869
  • Chad294,017 → 330,510+36,493
  • India161,534 → 184,539+23,005
  • Yemen117,358 → 140,166+22,808
  • Cameroon60,137 → 81,033+20,896

Fell most

  • Syria1,503,767 → 1,105,693−398,074
  • Pakistan2,035,025 → 1,780,935−254,090
  • Ecuador264,868 → 101,368−163,500
  • Tanzania435,630 → 321,908−113,722
  • Uganda228,956 → 162,132−66,824
+ Fiji+ Vanuatu− Antigua and Barbuda

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

  • 151 distinct values among 155

    Values are stored exactly as published. 3 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 155 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 (2008). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/2008

0636 held

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2008: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2008?

Pakistan, at 1,780,935, of the 155 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2008 describe?

2008.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2008 cover?

155.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2008?

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, 2008 the newest?

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

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