Countries by refugee population

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Rank Refugees by country of origin, thousands Comments
Syria
1 6 290.900 -
Afghanistan
2 2 621.100 -
South Sudan
3 2 439.800 An unknown number of refugees and asylum-seekers from South Sudan may be included under data for Sudan.
Myanmar
4 1 106.600 -
Somalia
5 986.400 -
Sudan
6 691.400 May include citizens of South Sudan.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
7 611.900 -
Central African Republic
8 545.500 -
Eritrea
9 464.100 -
Burundi
10 439.300 -
Iraq
11 360.600 -
Vietnam
12 334.100 -
Rwanda
13 259 -
Nigeria
14 216 -
China
15 207.700 -
Mali
16 150.300 -
Ukraine
17 139.300 -
Pakistan
18 128.900 -
Iran
19 118.300 -
Sri Lanka
20 115.600 -
Palestinian National Authority
21 99.600 Refers to Palestinian refugees under the UNHCR mandate only. Another 5,340,443 Palestinian refugees are under the responsibility of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA 2017).
Ethiopia
22 87.500 -
Colombia
23 76.700 -
Russia
24 61.600 -
Turkey
25 61.400 -
Ivory Coast
26 40 -
Mauritania
27 36.500 -
Serbia
28 35 -
Haiti
29 28.400 -
Senegal
30 26.600 -
El Salvador
31 25.900 -
Croatia
32 24.900 -
Yemen
33 23.600 -
Egypt
34 22.100 -
Guinea
35 20.300 -
Bosnia and Herzegovina
36 17.700 -
Zimbabwe
37 17.400 -
Ghana
38 17 -
Bangladesh
39 16.800 -
Guatemala
40 16.300 -
Chad
40 16.300 -
The Gambia
41 14.600 -
Honduras
42 14.400 -
Republic of the Congo
43 13.300 -
Cambodia
44 12.200 -
Albania
44 12.200 -
Mexico
45 11.700 -
Libya
46 11.200 -
Cameroon
47 11 -
Armenia
48 10.800 -
Azerbaijan
49 10.300 -
Venezuela
50 9.300 -
Nepal
51 8.400 -
Angola
52 8.300 -
Togo
53 8.100 -
Bhutan
54 8 -
India
55 7.900 -
Kenya
56 7.600 -
Laos
57 7.100 -
Indonesia
58 7 -
Georgia
59 6.500 -
Uganda
60 6.400 -
Liberia
61 6 -
Cuba
62 5.300 -
Lebanon
62 5.300 -
Sierra Leone
63 4.500 -
Algeria
64 4 -
Belarus
65 3.700 -
Uzbekistan
66 3.400 -
Hungary
67 3.300 -
Morocco
68 3.100 -
Kyrgyzstan
69 2.800 -
Burkina Faso
70 2.700 -
Peru
71 2.600 -
Kazakhstan
72 2.400 -
Moldova
73 2.300 -
Mongolia
74 2.200 -
Jamaica
74 2.200 -
Jordan
75 2.100 -
Guinea-Bissau
76 1.900 -
Tunisia
77 1.800 -
Djibouti
77 1.800 -
Macedonia
78 1.700 -
Nicaragua
79 1.500 -
Niger
80 1.400 -
Tajikistan
80 1.400 -
Namibia
80 1.400 -
Ecuador
81 1.300 -
Czech Republic
81 1.300 -
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
81 1.300 -
Saudi Arabia
82 1.200 -
North Korea
82 1.200 -
Romania
82 1.200 -
Poland
83 1.100 -
Kuwait
83 1.100 -
Saint Lucia
84 1 -
Brazil
85 0.900 -
Slovakia
85 0.900 -
Tanzania
86 0.700 -
Bulgaria
86 0.700 -
Fiji
86 0.700 -
Montenegro
86 0.700 -
Benin
87 0.600 -
Comoros
87 0.600 -
South Africa
88 0.500 -
Malaysia
88 0.500 -
Chile
88 0.500 -
Israel
88 0.500 -
Bahrain
88 0.500 -
Philippines
89 0.400 -
Malawi
89 0.400 -
Dominican Republic
89 0.400 -
Papua New Guinea
89 0.400 -
Turkmenistan
89 0.400 -
Bahamas
89 0.400 -
United States
90 0.300 -
Madagascar
90 0.300 -
Zambia
90 0.300 -
Botswana
90 0.300 -
Trinidad and Tobago
90 0.300 -
Estonia
90 0.300 -
Guyana
90 0.300 -
Thailand
91 0.200 -
South Korea
91 0.200 -
Costa Rica
91 0.200 -
Gabon
91 0.200 -
Latvia
91 0.200 -
Swaziland
91 0.200 -
Barbados
91 0.200 -
Japan
92 0.100 -
Germany
92 0.100 -
France
92 0.100 -
United Kingdom
92 0.100 -
Italy
92 0.100 -
Argentina
92 0.100 -
Canada
92 0.100 -
Mozambique
92 0.100 -
Belgium
92 0.100 -
Greece
92 0.100 -
United Arab Emirates
92 0.100 -
Paraguay
92 0.100 -
Lithuania
92 0.100 -
Mauritius
92 0.100 -
Equatorial Guinea
92 0.100 -
Solomon Islands
92 0.100 -
Belize
92 0.100 -
Maldives
92 0.100 -
Grenada
92 0.100 -
Antigua and Barbuda
92 0.100 -
Saint Kitts and Nevis
92 0.100 -
Spain
93 - -
Australia
93 - -
Netherlands
93 - -
Portugal
93 - -
Sweden
93 - -
Austria
93 - -
Switzerland
93 - -
Hong Kong
93 - -
Denmark
93 - -
Singapore
93 - -
Finland
93 - -
Norway
93 - -
New Zealand
93 - -
Ireland
93 - -
Oman
93 - -
Panama
93 - -
Uruguay
93 - -
Qatar
93 - -
Lesotho
93 - -
Slovenia
93 - -
East Timor
93 - -
Cyprus
93 - -
Luxembourg
93 - -
Suriname
93 - -
Cape Verde
93 - -
Brunei
93 - -
Iceland
93 - -
Vanuatu
93 - -
Samoa
93 - -
São Tomé and Príncipe
93 - -
Kiribati
93 - -
Tonga
93 - -
Seychelles
93 - -
Andorra
93 - -
Dominica
93 - -
Marshall Islands
93 - -
Monaco
93 - -
San Marino
93 - -
Palau
93 - -
Tuvalu
93 - -
Bolivia
- 0.500 -