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The UNHCR Refugee Data app showcases forced displacement and statelessness statistics over the last 24 years by country of asylum and origin.
People that UNHCR protects and/or assists include those who have been forcibly displaced (refugees, asylum-seekers, other people in need of international protection and internally displaced people); those who are stateless (most of whom are not forcibly displaced); and other groups of concern to whom UNHCR has extended its protection or provided assistance on a humanitarian basis. Refugee and IDP returnees are included in the solutions datasets. *The data for the latest year (2024) is available up until the mid-year, except IDMC data on Internally Displaced People which is available until end-2023.
| Year |
Country of Origin |
Country of Asylum ↑ |
Refugees under UNHCR’s mandate |
Asylum-seekers |
IDPs of concern to UNHCR |
Other people in need of international protection |
Stateless persons |
Host community |
Others of concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Afghanistan | - | 6,403,144 | 296,033 | 3,222,397 | 0 | 0 | 1,584,157 | 34,534 |
| 2023 | Albania | - | 21,919 | 17,539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Algeria | - | 7,629 | 11,330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2023 | Andorra | - | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Angola | - | 11,506 | 22,824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,637 |
| 2023 | Antigua and Barbuda | - | 67 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Egypt | - | 23,160 | 46,356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 |
| 2023 | Argentina | - | 300 | 4,388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | Armenia | - | 15,072 | 18,378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | Australia | - | 29 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Austria | - | 23 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Azerbaijan | - | 158,098 | 6,777 | 657,749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Bahrain | - | 304 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Barbados | - | 298 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Burundi | - | 319,857 | 61,035 | 8,177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,226 |
| 2023 | Belgium | - | 53 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Benin | - | 905 | 2,816 | 8,785 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Bermuda | - | 5 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Bangladesh | - | 24,126 | 75,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 537,900 | 83 |
| 2023 | Bahamas | - | 1,067 | 1,825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Footnote | Year | Country of Origin |
Country of Asylum |
Population Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The refugee population in Jordan includes 28,900 Iraqis registered with UNHCR. The Government of Jordan estimated the number of Iraqis at 400,000 individuals at the end of March 2015. This includes refugees and other categories of Iraqis. | 2023 | Iraq | Jordan | REF |
| Refugees includes people in refugee-like situations | 2023 - 2024 | - | Albania | REF |
| Based on the information reported in the media as well as UNHCR protection monitoring activities, UNHCR estimates there to be 3,000 people of various origins in Tajikistan who may be in need of international protection. | 2023 | - | Tajikistan | REF |
| Based on the information reported in the media as well as UNHCR protection monitoring activities, UNHCR estimates there to be 42,412 people of various origins in Kazakhstan who may be in need of international protection. | 2023 | - | Kazakhstan | REF |
| The number of refugees was rebased using updated data on the number of residence permit holder with refugee status and temporary protection holders by the end of 2022, available from Eurostat. | 2023 | - | Italy | REF |
| The United States of America has also offered temporary status in certain circumstances to people in need of international protection. UNHCR is in discussions with the U.S. government about how to best reflect such datapoints for all relevant populations in future reporting cycles. | 2023 - 2024 | - | United States of America | REF |
| The 2.0 million refugees include around 1,371,400 registered refugees and around 143,900 unregistered members of registered families who were recorded through the documentation renewal and information verification exercise (DRIVE) and are being verified at the time of reporting. It also includes an estimated 472,900 Afghans who sought asylum in Pakistan, following transition in Afghanistan in August 2021. In total, some 600,000 Afghans have arrived in Pakistan since then, according to the Government estimates. | 2023 | Afghanistan | Pakistan | REF |
| The number of refugees was rebased based on the data on refugee and temporary protection status holders, as provided by the government for end-2023. | 2024* | - | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | REF |
| Only those asylum-seekers facing acute or imminent protection risks are registered by UNHCR. In addition, there are some 3,900 other asylum-seekers who were individually assessed, counselled and advised to inform UNHCR of any changes in their situation, which would justify a decision to register them. | 2024* | - | Saudi Arabia | ASY |
| As of 30 June 2024, 152,800 Sudanese were registered by UNHCR in Egypt as asylum-seekers. Of this number, 153,200 were new arrivals who had fled the recent conflict, with an additional 181,000 pending registration with UNHCR by mid-year. The Government of Egypt reported 500,000 Sudanese people having arrived in the country since the onset of the crisis. See also the Sudan Situation on the Operational Data Portal. | 2024* | Sudan | Egypt | ASY |
| Estimates of the number of Ukrainians in a refugee-like situation in Montenegro were revised. | 2024* | - | Montenegro | REF |
| The figure for the Russian Federation includes 11,210 Ukrainians who were granted refugee or temporary asylum status by mid-2024, as well as 1.2 million Ukrainians recorded in the country under other forms of stay by mid-2023 (no updated data available). | 2024* | - | Russian Federation | REF |
| A limited number of countries record refugee and asylum statistics by country of birth rather than country of origin. This affects the number of refugees reported as originating from the United States of America. | 2023 - 2024 | United States of America | - | REF |
| The decreased statistical data on refugees and subsidiary protection holders in Malta is primarily attributed to a revised/updated official data shared with UNHCR by the International Protection Agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Security and Employment. The official governmental data (as of June 30, 2024) reflects the active international protection holders residing in Malta. | 2024* | - | Malta | REF |
| According to the Government of Algeria, there are an estimated 165,000 Sahrawi refugees in the Tindouf camps. Statistical data relating to refugees are entirely for humanitarian purposes. The total number of persons in need of humanitarian assistance services is estimated to be far higher than this figure. | 2023 | Western Sahara | Algeria | REF |
| Mid-year stock refers to protected persons who are yet to acquire permanent resident status. | 2024* | - | Canada | REF |
| The number of refugees was re-calculated based on the refugee data provided by the government. The overall figures for Spain include refugee status (7%), subsidiary protection (8%), temporary protection (50%) and humanitarian reasons (35%). | 2024* | - | Spain | REF |
| The number of refugees is based on the data on refugee and temporary protection status holders, as provided by the government. | 2023 | - | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | REF |
| No official data on the actual number of refugees residing in Bulgaria is available. The estimate includes 61,100 Ukrainians who received temporary protection, and 33,400 other refugees. | 2024* | - | Bulgaria | REF |
| Also, only those asylum-seekers facing acute or imminent protection risks are registered by UNHCR. In addition, there are some 3,900 other asylum-seekers who were individually assessed, counselled and advised to inform UNHCR of any changes in their situation, which would justify a decision to register them. | 2023 | - | Saudi Arabia | ASY |
| The figure for the Russian Federation includes 1.2 million Ukrainians who were granted refugee or temporary asylum status, as well as those recorded in the country in 2023 under other forms of stay. | 2023 | Ukraine | Russian Federation | REF |
| The number of refugees is based on the data on refugees, as provided by the government. The overall figures for Spain include refugee status (7%), subsidiary protection (8%), temporary protection (50%) and humanitarian reasons (35%). Source: Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration. | 2023 | - | Spain | REF |
| Based on the information reported in the media as well as UNHCR protection monitoring activities, UNHCR estimates there to be 65,500 people of various origins in Kazakhstan who may be in need of international protection. | 2024* | - | Kazakhstan | REF |
| The Lebanese government estimates that 1.5 million Syrians are in Lebanon (some 774,700 registered by UNHCR as well as 11,400 asylum-seekers and refugees of other nationalities). | 2024* | - | Lebanon | REF |
| Based on the information reported in the media as well as UNHCR protection monitoring activities, UNHCR estimates there to be 2,800 people of various origins in Tajikistan who may be in need of international protection | 2024* | - | Tajikistan | REF |
| Refers to Palestinian refugees under the UNHCR mandate only. | 2023 - 2024 | Palestinian | - | REF |
| The refugee population in Jordan includes 26,800 Iraqis registered with UNHCR. The Government of Jordan estimated the number of Iraqis at 400,000 individuals at the end of March 2015. This includes refugees and other categories of Iraqis. | 2024* | Iraq | Jordan | REF |
| Brazil reported 95,800 people in a refugee-like situation, primarily Haitian nationals (87,400), who have been granted a humanitarian residency permit. | 2023 | - | Brazil | REF |
| The number of other people in need of international protection is estimated from the Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan. | 2023 - 2024 | - | Chile | OIP |
| As no government figures for the refugee population in the country is available, UNHCR estimates the number of refugees by assuming that it is the sum of all asylum-seekers recognized during the last ten years on a rolling basis. | 2024* | - | Austria | REF |
| The 2014 ministerial declaration that offered Prima Facie refugee status to persons fleeing generalised violence from Central African Republic from January 2013 onwards is no longer applicable. As such, all refugees are assessed on an individual basis by the National Commission for Refugees. | 2023 - 2024 | - | Dem. Rep. of the Congo | REF |
| Based on new arrivals information in the report of international organizations and UNHCR protection monitoring activities, UNHCR estimates there to be 25,500 people of various origins in Kyrgyzstan who may be in need of international protection. | 2024* | - | Kyrgyzstan | REF |
| No official data on the actual number of refugees residing in Bulgaria is available. The estimate includes 68,300 Ukrainians who received temporary protection, and 29,400 other refugees. | 2023 | - | Bulgaria | REF |
| Based on reports from international organizations, UNHCR estimates that there are approximately 3,600 Afghan nationals residing in Turkmenistan who are likely in need of international protection | 2023 | - | Turkmenistan | REF |
| The number of refugees in Australia has been revised using updated data on the number of residence permit holders with refugee status by the end of 2023, as received from the government. | 2023 | - | Australia | REF |
| In the South Caucasus region, 141,900 refugees fled to Armenia with most of them arriving after renewed armed conflict in Karabakh in September 2023. | 2023 | - | Armenia | REF |
| As of 31 December 2023, 152,800 Sudanese were registered by UNHCR in Egypt as asylum-seekers. Of this number, 125,600 were new arrivals who had fled the recent conflict, with an additional 222,000 pending registration with UNHCR by year-end. The Government of Egypt reported 370,000 Sudanese people having arrived in the country since the onset of the crisis. See also the Sudan Situation on the Operational Data Portal. | 2023 | Sudan | Egypt | ASY |
| The statistics on asylum-seekers (new applications, re-opened/repeat applications and/or appeal application) and refugees individually recognized in Canada include persons who had their claim assessed before the Refugee Protection Division and the Refugee Appeal Division of the Immigration Refugee Board as well as by the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada through a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment. | 2024* | - | Canada | ASY |
| The statistics on asylum-seekers (new applications, re-opened/repeat applications and/or appeal application) in Canada include persons who had their claim assessed before the Refugee Protection Division and the Refugee Appeal Division of the Immigration Refugee Board as well as by the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada through a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment. | 2023 | - | Canada | ASY |
| Based on reports from international organizations, UNHCR estimates that there are approximately 3,600 Afghan nationals residing in Turkmenistan who are likely in need of international protection. | 2024* | - | Turkmenistan | REF |
| Based on an interagency study conducted in 2018, the Inter Sector Working Group, like the host Government, estimates that 173,600 people live in the camps. UN agencies use different points of reference for the population living in the camps. For example, UNHCR uses the number 90,000 to refer to the ‘most vulnerable refugees’ although recognizing that assistance figures should be calculated differently. For the purposes of the SRRP, the higher 173,600 number will be used as a planning figure to ensure humanitarian assistance is comprehensive. See https://algeria.un.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/SRRP%20-%20English.pdf. | 2024* | Western Sahara | Algeria | REF |
| The number of refugees was rebased using updated data on the number of residence permit holder with refugee status and temporary protection holders by the end of 2023, available from Eurostat. | 2024* | - | Italy | REF |
| Naturalization figures refer to the admission of protected persons as permanent residents of Canada. End-year stock refers to protected persons who are yet to acquire permanent resident status. The statistics on refugees individually recognized in Canada include persons who had their claim assessed before the Refugee Protection Division and the Refugee Appeal Division of the Immigration Refugee Board as well as by the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada through a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment. | 2023 | - | Canada | REF |
| Based on new arrivals information in the report of international organizations and UNHCR protection monitoring activities, UNHCR estimates there to be 27,540 people of various origins in Kyrgyzstan who may be in need of international protection. | 2023 | - | Kyrgyzstan | REF |