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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2020

Figures for 2020, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2020 covers 177 countries. Türkiye is highest, at 3,652,362; 15 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 3,581. Against 2019, 157 values changed (98 up, 59 down), 1 country joined.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 2020

HighestTürkiye

3,652,362

Lowest15 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, 2020, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 177 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2020: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia3,652,362
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,438,940
UgandaUGAEastern Africa1,421,133
GermanyDEUWestern Europe1,210,596
SudanSDNNorthern Africa1,040,288
LebanonLBNWestern Asia870,388
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia866,534
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa800,454
IranIRNSouthern Asia800,025
JordanJORWestern Asia702,461
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa490,243
ChadTCDMiddle Africa478,649
KenyaKENEastern Africa452,916
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa436,396
FranceFRAWestern Europe436,055
United StatesUSANorthern America340,846
South SudanSSDEastern Africa314,438
ChinaCHNEastern Asia303,405
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa272,826
IraqIRQWestern Asia270,377
SwedenSWENorthern Europe248,372
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa234,645
NigerNERWestern Africa233,293
IndiaINDSouthern Asia195,373
YemenYEMWestern Asia166,906

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Türkiye3,652,362
  2. Pakistan1,438,940
  3. Uganda1,421,133
  4. Germany1,210,596
  5. Sudan1,040,288

Lowest

  1. Vietnamshared0
  2. Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesshared0
  3. Sint Maartenshared0
  4. Singaporeshared0
  5. Mongoliashared0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 3,581. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 157values changed, of 176 in both
  • 98 · 59rose · fell
  • 19unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Iran979,435 → 800,025−179,410
  • Yemen268,503 → 166,906−101,597
  • Italy207,602 → 128,033−79,569
  • Lebanon916,141 → 870,388−45,753
  • DR Congo523,733 → 490,243−33,490
+ Grenada

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

  • 161 distinct values among 177

    Values are stored exactly as published. 15 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 177 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 (2020). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/2020

0636 held

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2020: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2020?

Türkiye, at 3,652,362, of the 177 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2020 describe?

2020.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2020 cover?

177.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2020?

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, 2020 the newest?

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

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