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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2021

Figures for 2021, as UNHCR published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2021 covers 179 countries. Türkiye is highest, at 3,759,817; 16 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 4,200. Against 2020, 158 values changed (109 up, 49 down), 3 countries joined, 1 left.

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Refugee Population by Country of Asylum · Data for 2021

HighestTürkiye

3,759,817

Lowest16 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, 2021, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 179 countries · select a heading to sort

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2021: every country, as published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia3,759,817
UgandaUGAEastern Africa1,529,903
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,491,070
GermanyDEUWestern Europe1,255,694
SudanSDNNorthern Africa1,103,918
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia918,907
LebanonLBNWestern Asia845,865
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa821,283
IranIRNSouthern Asia798,343
JordanJORWestern Asia712,823
ChadTCDMiddle Africa555,782
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa524,148
FranceFRAWestern Europe499,914
KenyaKENEastern Africa481,048
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa457,269
United StatesUSANorthern America339,179
South SudanSSDEastern Africa333,673
ChinaCHNEastern Asia303,436
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa280,686
IraqIRQWestern Asia280,072
NigerNERWestern Africa249,945
SwedenSWENorthern Europe240,854
IndiaINDSouthern Asia212,413
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa207,101
AustriaAUTWestern Europe152,514

02In 2021

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Türkiye3,759,817
  2. Uganda1,529,903
  3. Pakistan1,491,070
  4. Germany1,255,694
  5. Sudan1,103,918

Lowest

  1. Vanuatushared0
  2. Vietnamshared0
  3. Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesshared0
  4. Sint Maartenshared0
  5. Solomon Islandsshared0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 4,200. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +3 / −1countries joined / left
  • 158values changed, of 176 in both
  • 109 · 49rose · fell
  • 18unchanged

Rose most

  • Uganda1,421,133 → 1,529,903+108,770
  • Türkiye3,652,362 → 3,759,817+107,455
  • Chad478,649 → 555,782+77,133
  • France436,055 → 499,914+63,859
  • Sudan1,040,288 → 1,103,918+63,630

Fell most

+ Comoros+ Solomon Islands+ Vanuatu− Haiti

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

  • 163 distinct values among 179

    Values are stored exactly as published. 16 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 179 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 (2021). Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/refugees-hosted/2021

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07Questions

Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2021: questions and answers

Which country has the highest refugees hosted in Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2021?

Türkiye, at 3,759,817, of the 179 countries in the file.

What year does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2021 describe?

2021.

How many countries does Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2021 cover?

179.

Where can I download Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, 2021?

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, 2021 the newest?

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

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