Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum by country
Countries reporting
70
Highest
3.49 million
Iran
Lowest
17
Monaco
Median
51,390
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
2,993
What the numbers show
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 3.49 million in Iran; the lowest is 17 in Monaco.
The median across all reporting countries is 51,390, and the mean is 269,259.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 51,445.1%), and the largest decrease in Russia (down 95.7%).
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country … asylum UNICEF: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 3.49 million | 2024 | up 255.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Turkey | 2.94 million | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 2.75 million | 2024 | up 1,167.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Poland | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 6,313.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Sudan | 793,395 | 2024 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Lebanon | 758,642 | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 7 | France | 721,771 | 2024 | up 186.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Jordan | 643,641 | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 515,677 | 2024 | up 339.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Spain | 429,333 | 2024 | up 7,306.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Czechia | 391,133 | 2024 | up 12,400.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Iraq | 318,461 | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Italy | 312,849 | 2024 | up 233.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Austria | 284,828 | 2024 | up 369.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Netherlands | 263,399 | 2024 | up 219.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Egypt | 238,014 | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Libya | 200,335 | 2024 | up 616.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Switzerland | 196,167 | 2024 | up 213.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Romania | 184,529 | 2024 | up 8,399.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Belgium | 183,551 | 2024 | up 529.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Algeria | 183,368 | 2024 | up 94.8% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 163,029 | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Armenia | 144,379 | 2024 | up 718.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Slovakia | 144,269 | 2024 | up 18,138.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Moldova | 135,941 | 2024 | up 41,987.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Ireland | 124,730 | 2024 | up 2,038.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Norway | 123,981 | 2024 | up 163.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Greece | 116,450 | 2024 | up 1,031.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 108,747 | 2024 | up 886.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Denmark | 98,204 | 2024 | up 452.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Finland | 93,182 | 2024 | up 690.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Hungary | 72,359 | 2024 | up 2,435.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Portugal | 68,603 | 2024 | up 9,644.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 65,833 | 2024 | up 10,383.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Lithuania | 53,561 | 2024 | up 5,218.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Latvia | 49,220 | 2024 | up 29,197.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Yemen | 46,827 | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Cyprus | 45,750 | 2024 | up 793.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Belarus | 43,397 | 2024 | up 4,622.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Estonia | 42,267 | 2024 | up 51,445.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Serbia | 36,068 | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Georgia | 31,027 | 2024 | up 3,516.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Croatia | 28,707 | 2024 | up 3,865.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Djibouti | 23,987 | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 23,678 | 2024 | up 4,792.1% | volatile |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 20,911 | 2024 | up 2,276.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Montenegro | 18,670 | 2024 | up 189.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovenia | 12,524 | 2024 | up 4,889.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 12,157 | 2024 | up 499.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Syria | 11,635 | 2024 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Russia | 10,077 | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 10,059 | 2024 | up 822.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Albania | 9,381 | 2024 | up 8,351.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 8,505 | 2024 | up 6,814.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Iceland | 7,879 | 2024 | up 8,372.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Malta | 7,814 | 2024 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Morocco | 7,470 | 2024 | up 519.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 6,431 | 2024 | up 395.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Turkmenistan | 3,409 | 2024 | up 9,926.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Tunisia | 2,955 | 2024 | up 230.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Ukraine | 2,389 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 1,377 | 2024 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Liechtenstein | 841 | 2024 | up 724.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 495 | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Kuwait | 488 | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 448 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Oman | 294 | 2024 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Bahrain | 250 | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Qatar | 197 | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Monaco | 17 | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |