Countries by refugee population
Number of people who have fled their country of origin because of a well founded fear of persecution due to their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group and who cannot or do not want to return to their country of origin.
Refugees by country of origin
Data source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Year: 2017
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| Rank | Refugees by country of origin, thousands | Comments | |
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1 | 6 290.900 | - |
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2 | 2 621.100 | - |
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3 | 2 439.800 |  An unknown number of refugees and asylum-seekers from South Sudan may be included under data for Sudan. |
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4 | 1 106.600 | - |
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5 | 986.400 | - |
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6 | 691.400 | May include citizens of South Sudan. |
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7 | 611.900 | - |
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8 | 545.500 | - |
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9 | 464.100 | - |
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10 | 439.300 | - |
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11 | 360.600 | - |
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12 | 334.100 | - |
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13 | 259 | - |
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14 | 216 | - |
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15 | 207.700 | - |
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16 | 150.300 | - |
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17 | 139.300 | - |
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18 | 128.900 | - |
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19 | 118.300 | - |
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20 | 115.600 | - |
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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). |
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22 | 87.500 | - |
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23 | 76.700 | - |
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24 | 61.600 | - |
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25 | 61.400 | - |
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26 | 40 | - |
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27 | 36.500 | - |
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28 | 35 | - |
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29 | 28.400 | - |
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30 | 26.600 | - |
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31 | 25.900 | - |
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32 | 24.900 | - |
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33 | 23.600 | - |
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34 | 22.100 | - |
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35 | 20.300 | - |
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36 | 17.700 | - |
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37 | 17.400 | - |
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38 | 17 | - |
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39 | 16.800 | - |
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40 | 16.300 | - |
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40 | 16.300 | - |
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41 | 14.600 | - |
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42 | 14.400 | - |
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43 | 13.300 | - |
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44 | 12.200 | - |
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44 | 12.200 | - |
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45 | 11.700 | - |
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46 | 11.200 | - |
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47 | 11 | - |
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48 | 10.800 | - |
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49 | 10.300 | - |
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50 | 9.300 | - |
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51 | 8.400 | - |
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52 | 8.300 | - |
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53 | 8.100 | - |
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54 | 8 | - |
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55 | 7.900 | - |
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56 | 7.600 | - |
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57 | 7.100 | - |
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58 | 7 | - |
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59 | 6.500 | - |
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60 | 6.400 | - |
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61 | 6 | - |
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62 | 5.300 | - |
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62 | 5.300 | - |
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63 | 4.500 | - |
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64 | 4 | - |
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65 | 3.700 | - |
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66 | 3.400 | - |
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67 | 3.300 | - |
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68 | 3.100 | - |
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69 | 2.800 | - |
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70 | 2.700 | - |
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71 | 2.600 | - |
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72 | 2.400 | - |
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73 | 2.300 | - |
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74 | 2.200 | - |
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74 | 2.200 | - |
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75 | 2.100 | - |
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76 | 1.900 | - |
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77 | 1.800 | - |
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77 | 1.800 | - |
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78 | 1.700 | - |
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79 | 1.500 | - |
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80 | 1.400 | - |
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80 | 1.400 | - |
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80 | 1.400 | - |
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81 | 1.300 | - |
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81 | 1.300 | - |
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81 | 1.300 | - |
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82 | 1.200 | - |
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82 | 1.200 | - |
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82 | 1.200 | - |
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83 | 1.100 | - |
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83 | 1.100 | - |
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84 | 1 | - |
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85 | 0.900 | - |
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85 | 0.900 | - |
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86 | 0.700 | - |
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86 | 0.700 | - |
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86 | 0.700 | - |
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86 | 0.700 | - |
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87 | 0.600 | - |
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87 | 0.600 | - |
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88 | 0.500 | - |
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88 | 0.500 | - |
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88 | 0.500 | - |
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88 | 0.500 | - |
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88 | 0.500 | - |
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89 | 0.400 | - |
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89 | 0.400 | - |
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89 | 0.400 | - |
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89 | 0.400 | - |
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89 | 0.400 | - |
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89 | 0.400 | - |
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90 | 0.300 | - |
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90 | 0.300 | - |
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90 | 0.300 | - |
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90 | 0.300 | - |
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90 | 0.300 | - |
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90 | 0.300 | - |
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90 | 0.300 | - |
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91 | 0.200 | - |
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91 | 0.200 | - |
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91 | 0.200 | - |
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91 | 0.200 | - |
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91 | 0.200 | - |
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91 | 0.200 | - |
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91 | 0.200 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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92 | 0.100 | - |
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- | 0.500 | - |