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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2011

Figures for 2011, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2011 covers 169 countries. Pakistan is highest, at 1,702,698; 8 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 4,074. Against 2010, 151 values changed (91 up, 60 down), 5 countries joined, 3 left.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 2011

HighestPakistan

1,702,698

Lowest8 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, 2011, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 169 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2011: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,702,698
IranIRNSouthern Asia886,465
SyriaSYRWestern Asia755,435
GermanyDEUWestern Europe571,672
KenyaKENEastern Africa566,482
JordanJORWestern Asia451,000
ChadTCDMiddle Africa366,491
ChinaCHNEastern Asia301,016
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa288,839
United StatesUSANorthern America264,752
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia229,669
YemenYEMWestern Asia214,736
FranceFRAWestern Europe210,207
VenezuelaVENSouth America202,013
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe193,494
IndiaINDSouthern Asia185,118
CanadaCANNorthern America164,879
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa152,748
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa141,224
UgandaUGAEastern Africa139,442
SudanSDNNorthern Africa139,407
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa131,243
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa128,283
EcuadorECUSouth America123,407
South SudanSSDEastern Africa105,023

02In 2011

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Pakistan1,702,698
  2. Iran886,465
  3. Syria755,435
  4. Germany571,672
  5. Kenya566,482

Lowest

  1. Montserratshared0
  2. Mongoliashared0
  3. Myanmarshared0
  4. Macaushared0
  5. Saint Luciashared0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 4,074. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +5 / −3countries joined / left
  • 151values changed, of 164 in both
  • 91 · 60rose · fell
  • 13unchanged

Rose most

  • Kenya402,891 → 566,482+163,591
  • Ethiopia154,288 → 288,839+134,551
  • Liberia24,735 → 128,283+103,548
  • Yemen190,088 → 214,736+24,648
  • Tanzania109,286 → 131,243+21,957

Fell most

  • Syria1,005,471 → 755,435−250,036
  • Pakistan1,900,619 → 1,702,698−197,921
  • Iran1,073,363 → 886,465−186,898
  • United Kingdom238,133 → 193,494−44,639
  • Sudan178,305 → 139,407−38,898
+ Aruba+ Lesotho+ Monaco+ Madagascar+ South Sudan− Cayman Islands− Singapore− Vanuatu

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

  • 156 distinct values among 169

    Values are stored exactly as published. 8 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 169 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 (2011). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/2011

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2011: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2011?

Pakistan, at 1,702,698, of the 169 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2011 describe?

2011.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2011 cover?

169.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2011?

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, 2011 the newest?

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

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