People > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum per 1000: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	JordanJordan	393.24	2011
2	LebanonLebanon	101.57	2011
3	SyriaSyria	56.57	2011
4	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	33.42	2011
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	32.5	2011
5	LiberiaLiberia	31.45	2011
6	ChadChad	30.34	2011
7	DjiboutiDjibouti	24.02	2011
8	MontenegroMontenegro	20.74	2011
9	MaltaMalta	16.68	2011
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	14.95	2011
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	14.65	2011
10	KenyaKenya	13.48	2011
11	IranIran	11.75	2011
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	10.57	2011
12	South SudanSouth Sudan	10.12	2011
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	10.05	2011
13	SerbiaSerbia	9.74	2011
14	PakistanPakistan	9.67	2011
15	YemenYemen	9.21	2011
16	SwedenSweden	9.17	2011
17	NorwayNorway	8.22	2011
18	EcuadorEcuador	8.1	2011
19	MauritaniaMauritania	7.17	2011
20	GermanyGermany	6.99	2011
21	VenezuelaVenezuela	6.85	2011
22	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	6.37	2011
23	AustriaAustria	5.59	2011
24	LuxembourgLuxembourg	5.51	2011
25	The GambiaThe Gambia	5.49	2011
26	IsraelIsrael	5.31	2011
27	RwandaRwanda	4.96	2011
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	4.92	2011
28	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	4.8	2011
29	CanadaCanada	4.78	2011
	Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile)	4.75	2011
30	CameroonCameroon	4.74	2011
31	PanamaPanama	4.62	2011
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	4.55	2011
32	NetherlandsNetherlands	4.47	2011
33	Costa RicaCosta Rica	4.23	2011
34	UgandaUganda	3.97	2011
35	SudanSudan	3.83	2011
36	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	3.77	2011
37	BurundiBurundi	3.74	2011
38	ZambiaZambia	3.35	2011
39	EthiopiaEthiopia	3.23	2011
40	FranceFrance	3.22	2011
	Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile)	3.21	2011
41	CyprusCyprus	3.14	2011
42	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	3.08	2011
43	MalaysiaMalaysia	3.01	2011
44	TogoTogo	2.98	2011
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	2.92	2011
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	2.88	2011
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	2.84	2011
45	TanzaniaTanzania	2.83	2011
46	NamibiaNamibia	2.73	2011
47	NepalNepal	2.68	2011
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	2.66	2011
48	European UnionEuropean Union	2.65	2011
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	2.6	2011
49	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	2.58	2011
50	AlgeriaAlgeria	2.49	2011
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	2.49	2011
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	2.43	2011
51	DenmarkDenmark	2.41	2011
52	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	2.39	2011
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	2.31	2011
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	2.28	2011
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	2.27	2011
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	2.24	2011
53	BelgiumBelgium	2.03	2011
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	1.9	2011
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	1.82	2011
54	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	1.81	2011
55	IrelandIreland	1.8	2011
56	FinlandFinland	1.7	2011
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	1.67	2011
57	BotswanaBotswana	1.67	2011
58	LibyaLibya	1.66	2011
59	SenegalSenegal	1.55	2011
60	BangladeshBangladesh	1.5	2011
61	GuineaGuinea	1.49	2011
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	1.45	2011
62	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	1.38	2011
63	ThailandThailand	1.34	2011
64	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	1.34	2011
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	1.31	2011
65	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	1.25	2011
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	1.21	2011
66	EgyptEgypt	1.2	2011
67	South AfricaSouth Africa	1.14	2011
68	GabonGabon	1.11	2011
69	IraqIraq	1.11	2011
70	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	1.11	2011
71	MaliMali	1.08	2011
72	AustraliaAustralia	1.05	2011
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	1	2011
73	MonacoMonaco	0.993	2011
74	ArmeniaArmenia	0.984	2011
75	ItalyItaly	0.956	2011
76	United StatesUnited States	0.85	2011
77	AngolaAngola	0.804	2011
78	EritreaEritrea	0.795	2011
79	BulgariaBulgaria	0.774	2011
80	BeninBenin	0.738	2011
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	0.732	2011
81	SwazilandSwaziland	0.626	2011
82	GhanaGhana	0.547	2011
83	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	0.537	2011
84	HungaryHungary	0.512	2011
85	New ZealandNew Zealand	0.439	2011
86	TajikistanTajikistan	0.425	2011
87	PolandPoland	0.411	2011
88	MalawiMalawi	0.408	2011
89	TunisiaTunisia	0.384	2011
90	ZimbabweZimbabwe	0.341	2011
91	LithuaniaLithuania	0.271	2011
92	BelizeBelize	0.247	2011
93	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	0.233	2011
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	0.228	2011
94	ChinaChina	0.224	2011
95	SomaliaSomalia	0.212	2011
96	TurkeyTurkey	0.198	2011
97	CroatiaCroatia	0.192	2011
98	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	0.189	2011
99	IcelandIceland	0.182	2011
100	MozambiqueMozambique	0.166	2011
101	BahrainBahrain	0.154	2011
102	IndiaIndia	0.152	2011
103	GreeceGreece	0.139	2011
104	KuwaitKuwait	0.107	2011
105	AfghanistanAfghanistan	0.103	2011
106	GeorgiaGeorgia	0.103	2011
107	SlovakiaSlovakia	0.101	2011
108	ChileChile	0.0967	2011
109	SpainSpain	0.0916	2011
110	ArgentinaArgentina	0.0825	2011
111	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten	0.078	2011
112	The BahamasThe Bahamas	0.0764	2011
113	United Arab EmiratesUAE	0.0759	2011
114	UkraineUkraine	0.0695	2011
115	BoliviaBolivia	0.0693	2011
116	SloveniaSlovenia	0.0692	2011
117	BelarusBelarus	0.0628	2011
118	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	0.0586	2011
119	NigeriaNigeria	0.0536	2011
120	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	0.053	2011
121	UruguayUruguay	0.0514	2011
122	PalauPalau	0.0485	2011
123	RomaniaRomania	0.047	2011
124	LatviaLatvia	0.0462	2011
125	QatarQatar	0.0419	2011
126	MoldovaMoldova	0.041	2011
127	CuracaoCuracao	0.0398	2011
128	PortugalPortugal	0.0386	2011
129	PeruPeru	0.0386	2011
130	EstoniaEstonia	0.0373	2011
131	KazakhstanKazakhstan	0.0372	2011
132	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	0.0341	2011
133	CubaCuba	0.0341	2011
134	GrenadaGrenada	0.0286	2011
135	OmanOman	0.0274	2011
136	RussiaRussia	0.0274	2011
137	AlbaniaAlbania	0.026	2011
138	MoroccoMorocco	0.023	2011
139	BrazilBrazil	0.0227	2011
140	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	0.0216	2011
141	Hong KongHong Kong	0.0215	2011
142	JapanJapan	0.0207	2011
143	TongaTonga	0.0191	2011
144	ParaguayParaguay	0.0189	2011
145	NigerNiger	0.0183	2011
146	LesothoLesotho	0.0168	2011
147	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	0.0165	2011
148	NicaraguaNicaragua	0.0146	2011
149	MexicoMexico	0.014	2011
150	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	0.0116	2011
151	VietnamVietnam	0.0113	2011
152	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	0.0112	2011
153	GuatemalaGuatemala	0.01	2011
154	Sri LankaSri Lanka	0.00901	2011
155	GuyanaGuyana	0.00885	2011
156	FijiFiji	0.00807	2011
157	South KoreaSouth Korea	0.00806	2011
158	JamaicaJamaica	0.00739	2011
159	UzbekistanUzbekistan	0.00729	2011
160	El SalvadorEl Salvador	0.00607	2011
161	ColombiaColombia	0.00465	2011
162	CambodiaCambodia	0.00438	2011
163	IndonesiaIndonesia	0.00413	2011
164	HondurasHonduras	0.00219	2011
165	MacauMacau	0.00183	2011
166	PhilippinesPhilippines	0.00132	2011
167	SingaporeSingapore	0.000579	2011
168	MadagascarMadagascar	0.000415	2011
169	MongoliaMongolia	0.000363	2011
=170	ComorosComoros	0.0	2011
=170	BurmaBurma	0.0	2011
=170	BhutanBhutan	0.0	2011
=170	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	0.0	2011
=170	HaitiHaiti	0.0	2011
=170	BruneiBrunei	0.0	2011
=170	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	0.0	2011
=170	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	0.0	2011
=170	LaosLaos	0.0	2011
=170	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	0.0	2011
=170	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	0.0	2011
=170	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	0.0	2011
=170	Cape VerdeCape Verde	0.0	2011
=170	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	0.0	2011
=170	SurinameSuriname	0.0	2011
=170	MauritiusMauritius	0.0	2011
=170	VanuatuVanuatu	0.0	2011
=170	East TimorEast Timor	0.0	2011

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