Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population) by country

Countries reporting
219
Highest
22,512 per 100,000 people
Western Sahara
Lowest
0 per 100,000 people
Anguilla
Median
19.87 per 100,000 people
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
7,228

What the numbers show

Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population) is currently reported for 219 countries. The highest value is 22,512 per 100,000 people in Western Sahara; the lowest is 0 per 100,000 people in Anguilla.

The median across all reporting countries is 19.87 per 100,000 people, and the mean is 815 per 100,000 people.

Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (up 76,041.2%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).

Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Western Sahara 22,512 per 100,000 people 2025 up 17.7% falling
2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,469 per 100,000 people 2025 up 76,041.2% volatile
3 Syrian Arab Republic 17,632 per 100,000 people 2025 down 13.1% volatile
3 Syrian Arab Republic 17,632 per 100,000 people 2025 down 13.1% volatile
5 South Sudan 16,352 per 100,000 people 2025 up 149.5% volatile
6 Eritrea 13,442 per 100,000 people 2025 up 16.2% rising
7 Ukraine 11,970 per 100,000 people 2025 up 1,614.0% volatile
8 Central African Republic 11,025 per 100,000 people 2025 up 20.3% volatile
9 Afghanistan 9,820 per 100,000 people 2025 up 35.9% falling
10 Sudan 4,556 per 100,000 people 2025 up 199.8% rising
11 Somalia 4,397 per 100,000 people 2025 down 40.6% rising
12 Myanmar 2,606 per 100,000 people 2025 up 198.4% volatile
13 Burundi 2,206 per 100,000 people 2025 down 14.0% volatile
14 Rwanda 1,664 per 100,000 people 2025 down 29.9% rising
15 Mali 1,473 per 100,000 people 2025 up 81.9% volatile
16 Azerbaijan 1,388 per 100,000 people 2025 up 1,304.0% volatile
17 Haiti 1,306 per 100,000 people 2025 up 299.5% volatile
18 El Salvador 1,133 per 100,000 people 2025 up 375.9% volatile
19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,006 per 100,000 people 2025 up 54.0% rising
20 Honduras 967.84 per 100,000 people 2025 up 1,219.0% volatile
21 Bhutan 905.51 per 100,000 people 2025 down 61.0% volatile
22 State of Palestine 825.09 per 100,000 people 2025 down 60.6% volatile
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 814.28 per 100,000 people 2025 up 52.5% volatile
24 Albania 772.48 per 100,000 people 2025 up 115.8% rising
25 Mauritania 716.05 per 100,000 people 2025 down 16.1% falling
26 Burkina Faso 694.47 per 100,000 people 2025 up 6,063.5% volatile
27 Sri Lanka 628.59 per 100,000 people 2025 up 13.6% flat
28 Iraq 618.9 per 100,000 people 2025 down 10.2% volatile
29 Armenia 531.61 per 100,000 people 2025 up 39.0% rising
30 Cameroon 503.68 per 100,000 people 2025 up 1,002.2% volatile
31 Croatia 461.61 per 100,000 people 2025 down 42.1% volatile
32 Nicaragua 445.91 per 100,000 people 2025 up 1,779.7% volatile
33 Georgia 437.73 per 100,000 people 2025 up 155.6% falling
34 Serbia 365.34 per 100,000 people 2025 down 15.3% volatile
35 Bahamas 310.18 per 100,000 people 2025 up 455.7% volatile
36 Guinea 294.82 per 100,000 people 2025 up 107.0% volatile
37 Gambia 281.27 per 100,000 people 2025 down 24.9% volatile
38 Niue 273.82 per 100,000 people 2025 down 72.6% volatile
39 Comoros 262.32 per 100,000 people 2025 up 250.5% volatile
40 Cuba 246.13 per 100,000 people 2025 up 306.7% volatile
41 Libya 234.4 per 100,000 people 2025 up 154.1% volatile
42 Congo 216.48 per 100,000 people 2025 down 24.2% volatile
43 Belarus 208.24 per 100,000 people 2025 up 380.5% volatile
44 Republic of Moldova 205.58 per 100,000 people 2025 up 193.1% volatile
44 Republic of Moldova 205.58 per 100,000 people 2025 up 193.1% volatile
46 Nigeria 201.98 per 100,000 people 2025 up 132.3% volatile
47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 201.75 per 100,000 people 2025 down 88.0% volatile
48 Guatemala 197.07 per 100,000 people 2025 up 209.0% volatile
49 Djibouti 177.46 per 100,000 people 2025 up 72.6% volatile
50 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 172.7 per 100,000 people 2025 up 69.3% rising
51 Türkiye 165.31 per 100,000 people 2025 up 125.1% volatile
51 Türkiye 165.31 per 100,000 people 2025 up 125.1% volatile
53 Lebanon 159.06 per 100,000 people 2025 up 134.1% volatile
54 Colombia 149.26 per 100,000 people 2025 down 79.1% volatile
55 Togo 146.03 per 100,000 people 2025 up 18.9% volatile
56 Dominica 136.44 per 100,000 people 2025 up 175.1% volatile
57 Barbados 130.75 per 100,000 people 2025 up 284.5% volatile
58 Yemen 129.09 per 100,000 people 2025 up 156.9% volatile
59 Ethiopia 122.55 per 100,000 people 2025 up 50.4% rising
60 Montenegro 117.13 per 100,000 people 2025 up 13.7% volatile
61 Niger 110.75 per 100,000 people 2025 up 1,526.4% volatile
62 North Macedonia 106.13 per 100,000 people 2025 up 18.4% volatile
63 Côte d'Ivoire 94.57 per 100,000 people 2025 down 65.8% volatile
63 Côte d'Ivoire 94.57 per 100,000 people 2025 down 65.8% volatile
65 Sierra Leone 94.32 per 100,000 people 2025 up 37.1% volatile
66 Saint Lucia 92.62 per 100,000 people 2025 down 83.8% volatile
67 Liberia 88.92 per 100,000 people 2025 down 57.9% volatile
68 Guinea-Bissau 84.84 per 100,000 people 2025 up 4.4% rising
69 Lao People's Democratic Republic 82.71 per 100,000 people 2025 down 22.9% volatile
69 Lao People's Democratic Republic 82.71 per 100,000 people 2025 down 22.9% volatile
71 Jamaica 81.67 per 100,000 people 2025 up 23.5% volatile
72 Antigua and Barbuda 78.49 per 100,000 people 2025 up 25.8% volatile
73 Grenada 78.37 per 100,000 people 2025 down 66.6% volatile
74 Mongolia 70.8 per 100,000 people 2025 down 3.0% rising
75 Chad 70.05 per 100,000 people 2025 down 30.2% volatile
76 Senegal 68.58 per 100,000 people 2025 down 52.2% falling
77 Russian Federation 67.69 per 100,000 people 2025 up 47.1% falling
77 Russian Federation 67.69 per 100,000 people 2025 up 47.1% falling
79 Kuwait 67.58 per 100,000 people 2025 up 146.6% rising
80 Cambodia 63.79 per 100,000 people 2025 down 21.5% volatile
81 Saint Kitts and Nevis 59.64 per 100,000 people 2025 up 12.4% volatile
82 Tonga 58.77 per 100,000 people 2025 up 182.7% volatile
83 Kyrgyzstan 46.76 per 100,000 people 2025 up 13.4% rising
84 Zimbabwe 44.72 per 100,000 people 2025 down 69.6% volatile
85 Jordan 43.95 per 100,000 people 2025 up 136.8% rising
86 Ghana 42.95 per 100,000 people 2025 down 45.7% falling
87 Naoero 41.56 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
88 Tajikistan 38.63 per 100,000 people 2025 up 328.2% volatile
89 Gabon 35.93 per 100,000 people 2025 up 327.8% volatile
90 Turkmenistan 35.74 per 100,000 people 2025 up 403.9% volatile
91 Guyana 35.28 per 100,000 people 2025 down 47.1% volatile
92 Pakistan 34.64 per 100,000 people 2025 down 74.5% volatile
93 Trinidad and Tobago 32.08 per 100,000 people 2025 up 24.6% volatile
94 Angola 31.39 per 100,000 people 2025 down 24.1% volatile
95 Turks and Caicos Islands 29.87 per 100,000 people 2025 down 19.9% volatile
96 Fiji 29.57 per 100,000 people 2025 down 69.3% volatile
97 Tunisia 29.06 per 100,000 people 2025 up 114.4% flat
98 Morocco 28.74 per 100,000 people 2025 up 468.4% volatile
99 Ecuador 28.06 per 100,000 people 2025 up 356.9% volatile
100 Nepal 27.57 per 100,000 people 2025 down 14.9% volatile
101 Hungary 25.56 per 100,000 people 2025 up 73.6% rising
102 Chile 22.59 per 100,000 people 2025 up 639.6% volatile
103 Uganda 22.55 per 100,000 people 2025 up 36.2% volatile
104 Belize 22.46 per 100,000 people 2025 up 68.5% volatile
105 Equatorial Guinea 22.33 per 100,000 people 2025 up 132.9% volatile
106 Mauritius 21.6 per 100,000 people 2025 up 176.4% volatile
107 Kenya 21.09 per 100,000 people 2025 up 27.1% rising
108 Mexico 20.72 per 100,000 people 2025 up 122.4% volatile
109 Egypt 20.4 per 100,000 people 2025 up 14.5% rising
110 Kazakhstan 19.87 per 100,000 people 2025 up 60.0% falling
111 Viet Nam 19.58 per 100,000 people 2025 down 94.1% falling
111 Viet Nam 19.58 per 100,000 people 2025 down 94.1% falling
113 Namibia 19.49 per 100,000 people 2025 down 63.1% volatile
114 Peru 18.94 per 100,000 people 2025 up 61.6% falling
115 Algeria 17.9 per 100,000 people 2025 up 108.5% falling
116 Bangladesh 16.68 per 100,000 people 2025 up 119.7% rising
117 Bahrain 16.37 per 100,000 people 2025 down 45.8% volatile
118 Uzbekistan 14.07 per 100,000 people 2025 up 4.0% falling
119 Israel 13.35 per 100,000 people 2025 up 38.0% falling
120 Botswana 12.96 per 100,000 people 2025 down 6.0% volatile
121 Eswatini 12.89 per 100,000 people 2025 down 30.6% volatile
122 French Guiana 12.75 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
123 Maldives 12.65 per 100,000 people 2025 up 41.3% volatile
124 Polynesia 12.54 per 100,000 people 2025 up 93.4% volatile
125 Slovakia 11.63 per 100,000 people 2025 up 94.1% volatile
126 China 11.52 per 100,000 people 2025 down 28.0% rising
127 Romania 11.18 per 100,000 people 2025 up 28.1% volatile
128 Latvia 10.3 per 100,000 people 2025 up 8.5% volatile
129 Dominican Republic 8.86 per 100,000 people 2025 up 143.4% volatile
130 Estonia 8.78 per 100,000 people 2025 down 63.3% volatile
131 Bermuda 7.74 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
132 Benin 7.6 per 100,000 people 2025 up 119.0% rising
133 Seychelles 7.53 per 100,000 people 2025 down 57.0% volatile
134 Bulgaria 7.46 per 100,000 people 2025 down 57.8% volatile
135 Panama 7.39 per 100,000 people 2025 up 376.3% volatile
136 Melanesia 7.22 per 100,000 people 2025 down 38.7% falling
137 Czechia 7.12 per 100,000 people 2025 down 41.5% volatile
138 Saudi Arabia 7.01 per 100,000 people 2025 up 211.4% volatile
139 Suriname 6.88 per 100,000 people 2025 up 111.6% volatile
140 Solomon Islands 6.32 per 100,000 people 2025 down 42.1% falling
141 Samoa 5.93 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
142 Papua New Guinea 5.62 per 100,000 people 2025 up 48.5% volatile
143 Malaysia 5.56 per 100,000 people 2025 up 303.0% volatile
144 Costa Rica 5.55 per 100,000 people 2025 down 28.1% rising
145 Vanuatu 5.07 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
146 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.9 per 100,000 people 2025 down 3.8% rising
147 Guadeloupe 4.55 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
148 Curaçao 4.31 per 100,000 people 2025 down 79.4% volatile
148 Curaçao 4.31 per 100,000 people 2025 down 79.4% volatile
150 Iceland 4.27 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
151 Lithuania 3.75 per 100,000 people 2025 down 24.3% volatile
152 Poland 3.7 per 100,000 people 2025 up 9.1% volatile
153 Kiribati 3.66 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
154 Uruguay 3.34 per 100,000 people 2025 up 34.1% volatile
155 Sao Tome and Principe 3.33 per 100,000 people 2025 down 72.0% falling
156 Indonesia 3.21 per 100,000 people 2025 down 39.5% falling
157 Cabo Verde 2.65 per 100,000 people 2025 down 49.6% volatile
158 Malawi 2.52 per 100,000 people 2025 up 1.8% volatile
159 United Arab Emirates 2.44 per 100,000 people 2025 up 138.5% volatile
160 Oman 2.44 per 100,000 people 2025 up 190.7% volatile
161 Paraguay 2.41 per 100,000 people 2025 up 69.9% rising
162 Brazil 2.19 per 100,000 people 2025 up 397.6% volatile
163 Qatar 2.15 per 100,000 people 2025 up 158.8% volatile
164 India 1.97 per 100,000 people 2025 up 166.9% rising
165 United Republic of Tanzania 1.92 per 100,000 people 2025 up 25.5% falling
166 Micronesia 1.89 per 100,000 people 2025 up 96.5% volatile
167 Madagascar 1.83 per 100,000 people 2025 up 65.4% rising
168 South Africa 1.8 per 100,000 people 2025 up 131.2% rising
169 Zambia 1.38 per 100,000 people 2025 down 31.3% rising
170 Malta 1.28 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
171 Timor-Leste 1.13 per 100,000 people 2025 down 27.8% volatile
171 Timor-Leste 1.13 per 100,000 people 2025 down 27.8% volatile
173 Brunei Darussalam 1.07 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
173 Brunei Darussalam 1.07 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
175 Slovenia 1.04 per 100,000 people 2025 up 2.0% volatile
176 New Zealand 1.03 per 100,000 people 2025 up 199.6% volatile
177 Greece 1.02 per 100,000 people 2025 down 1.3% volatile
178 Argentina 0.9313 per 100,000 people 2025 up 118.8% volatile
179 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.8581 per 100,000 people 2025 down 79.9% volatile
180 Canada 0.8573 per 100,000 people 2025 up 324.3% volatile
181 Sweden 0.7695 per 100,000 people 2025 up 321.1% volatile
182 Luxembourg 0.7348 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
183 Cyprus 0.7295 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
184 Lesotho 0.7193 per 100,000 people 2025 down 4.8% volatile
185 Singapore 0.6643 per 100,000 people 2025 down 26.1% volatile
186 Philippines 0.6208 per 100,000 people 2025 up 13.1% volatile
187 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.5451 per 100,000 people 2025 up 46.0% volatile
188 Belgium 0.5443 per 100,000 people 2025 down 6.7% rising
189 Denmark 0.4952 per 100,000 people 2025 up 159.1% volatile
190 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4861 per 100,000 people 2025 up 151.2% rising
190 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4861 per 100,000 people 2025 up 151.2% rising
192 Thailand 0.4342 per 100,000 people 2025 up 46.9% volatile
193 United States of America 0.4084 per 100,000 people 2025 down 72.2% volatile
194 Germany 0.3866 per 100,000 people 2025 up 108.6% volatile
195 Portugal 0.365 per 100,000 people 2025 up 35.0% volatile
196 Italy 0.3534 per 100,000 people 2025 up 209.9% volatile
197 Ireland 0.3391 per 100,000 people 2025 up 220.6% volatile
198 Austria 0.3072 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
199 Mozambique 0.3031 per 100,000 people 2025 up 48.4% volatile
200 Australia and New Zealand 0.2668 per 100,000 people 2025 up 107.7% rising
201 Republic of Korea 0.2284 per 100,000 people 2025 down 66.2% volatile
201 Republic of Korea 0.2284 per 100,000 people 2025 down 66.2% volatile
203 Spain 0.1984 per 100,000 people 2025 up 54.3% volatile
204 Norway 0.1778 per 100,000 people 2025 down 7.3% volatile
205 Switzerland 0.1227 per 100,000 people 2025 down 36.1% volatile
206 Australia 0.1186 per 100,000 people 2025 up 36.3% volatile
207 France 0.117 per 100,000 people 2025 down 15.5% volatile
208 Finland 0.0889 per 100,000 people 2025 down 51.2% volatile
209 Japan 0.0374 per 100,000 people 2025 down 66.0% volatile
210 Andorra 0 per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
210 Cayman Islands 0 per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
210 Liechtenstein 0 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
210 Monaco 0 per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
210 Marshall Islands 0 per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
210 Palau 0 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
210 San Marino 0 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
210 Tuvalu 0 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
210 British Virgin Islands 0 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
210 Anguilla 0 per 100,000 people 2025 volatile

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Indicator
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population)
Unit
per 100,000 people
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
278 places, 7,228 data points, 2000–2025
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