Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people by country
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. This data is given per 100,000 people in their country of origin and shows how many people fled a country as a proportion of its current population.
Countries reporting
200
Highest
29,564 people per 100,000 inhabitants
Western Sahara
Lowest
0 people per 100,000 inhabitants
Vatican
Median
20.71 people per 100,000 inhabitants
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
7,190
What the numbers show
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 29,564 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Western Sahara; the lowest is 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.71 people per 100,000 inhabitants, and the mean is 841.52 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 6,169.8%), and the largest decrease in Marshall Islands (down 100.0%).
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Sahara | 29,564 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Syria | 24,124 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 3 | South Sudan | 19,179 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 249.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Eritrea | 15,593 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Ukraine | 13,524 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 2,516.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 13,521 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 13,009 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Somalia | 4,703 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Sudan | 4,151 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Myanmar | 2,427 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 156.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Burundi | 2,295 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 242.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Rwanda | 1,747 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 150.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 1,482 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,258.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Mali | 1,446 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Venezuela | 1,303 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 4,822.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Haiti | 1,259 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 251.7% | volatile |
| 17 | El Salvador | 1,132 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 536.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 970.08 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Bhutan | 939.07 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Honduras | 932.68 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,933.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 847.62 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Palestine | 795.22 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Albania | 783.56 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Mauritania | 737.24 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Iraq | 663.51 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 637.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 6,169.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 636.41 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 28 | Armenia | 535.77 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Croatia | 461.67 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Georgia | 434.75 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 146.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Nicaragua | 434.06 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,566.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Cameroon | 377.23 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 674.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Bahamas | 361.09 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 539.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Gambia | 294.93 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Guinea | 285.3 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Niue | 271.59 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 73.0% | falling |
| 37 | Comoros | 267.93 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 228.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Libya | 233.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 258.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Congo | 222.8 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Cuba | 217.35 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 227.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Moldova | 205.47 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 208.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Nigeria | 200.97 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 310.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Guatemala | 197.34 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 313.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Belarus | 195.48 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 331.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 184.84 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Djibouti | 175.83 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Iran | 172.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 48 | Lebanon | 164.21 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 144.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Niger | 163.21 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 4,207.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Turkey | 159.64 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Togo | 150.89 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Colombia | 147.06 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Barbados | 146.91 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 398.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Dominica | 132.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 167.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Yemen | 126.55 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,358.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 124.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Montenegro | 119.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 110.42 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Antigua and Barbuda | 97.03 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Sierra Leone | 93.06 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Cote d'Ivoire | 92.2 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Liberia | 90.61 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Jamaica | 89.89 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Saint Lucia | 89.01 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | 86.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Grenada | 85.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Laos | 84.38 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Chad | 72.01 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Mongolia | 71.96 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Senegal | 69.98 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Russia | 66.89 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Cambodia | 65.05 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Kuwait | 61.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 130.3% | rising |
| 74 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 57.61 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 48.05 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Ghana | 43.8 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 44.5% | rising |
| 78 | Jordan | 43.19 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Nauru | 41.78 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Tonga | 40.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 38.19 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 345.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Guyana | 37.66 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Gabon | 37.34 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 312.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Turkmenistan | 34.43 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 345.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Pakistan | 34.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Angola | 33.11 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 31.44 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 30.07 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 29.7% | rising |
| 89 | Mexico | 29.99 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 236.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Tunisia | 29.27 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Morocco | 27.86 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 525.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Ecuador | 27.65 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 449.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Fiji | 26.7 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Nepal | 26.44 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Belize | 24.94 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Chile | 24.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 661.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Equatorial Guinea | 22.51 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Namibia | 21.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Uganda | 20.75 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Kenya | 20.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Mauritius | 20.69 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 193.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Hungary | 20.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Egypt | 20.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | 20 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Vietnam | 19.77 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Peru | 18.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Algeria | 18.8 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Bahrain | 17.98 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Bangladesh | 16.41 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Romania | 15.35 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Maldives | 14.4 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 14.17 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Israel | 13.92 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Monaco | 13.11 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2019 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 115 | Eswatini | 12.07 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Slovakia | 12.06 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 117 | China | 10.82 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 118 | French Guiana | 10.7 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Botswana | 9.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Czechia | 9.85 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Latvia | 9.56 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Dominican Republic | 9.45 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 180.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Estonia | 9.26 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Suriname | 7.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Bermuda | 7.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Seychelles | 7.67 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Panama | 7.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 245.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Bulgaria | 7.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Benin | 7.36 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Cayman Islands | 6.98 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2022 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 131 | Saudi Arabia | 6.87 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 223.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Costa Rica | 6.16 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Andorra | 6.1 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Solomon Islands | 5.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 135 | Bolivia | 4.93 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 4.77 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Curacao | 4.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 79.7% | falling |
| 139 | Poland | 3.96 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Lithuania | 3.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Uruguay | 3.87 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Kiribati | 3.72 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Samoa | 3.67 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Malaysia | 3.4 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Hong Kong | 3.24 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 847.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Indonesia | 3.24 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 147 | India | 2.71 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 240.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Cape Verde | 2.67 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Malawi | 2.63 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Paraguay | 2.45 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Brazil | 2.39 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 390.0% | volatile |
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 2.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Oman | 2.23 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 257.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Qatar | 2.13 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.12 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 82.6% | falling |
| 156 | Macao | 2.08 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Madagascar | 1.89 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 159 | Tanzania | 1.84 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 160 | South Africa | 1.83 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 141.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Zambia | 1.58 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Vanuatu | 1.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | United States | 1.16 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Lesotho | 1.07 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 166 | North Korea | 1.07 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Portugal | 1.06 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 266.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Argentina | 1.02 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 169 | New Zealand | 0.9973 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Greece | 0.9654 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Sweden | 0.9239 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 397.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Slovenia | 0.8024 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Belgium | 0.7922 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Canada | 0.7775 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 211.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Singapore | 0.7716 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Netherlands | 0.7461 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 101.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Cyprus | 0.7362 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Philippines | 0.6776 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 180 | United Kingdom | 0.6031 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 185.6% | rising |
| 181 | Italy | 0.4432 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 326.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Thailand | 0.4186 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Germany | 0.4116 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Norway | 0.3945 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Spain | 0.3632 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 182.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Austria | 0.3618 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 518.5% | volatile |
| 187 | East Timor | 0.357 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Mozambique | 0.3292 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 189 | South Korea | 0.2746 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Denmark | 0.2677 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 191 | France | 0.2089 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Australia | 0.116 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Finland | 0.089 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Switzerland | 0.056 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Japan | 0.0444 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Brunei | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Micronesia (country) | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | flat |
| 196 | Iceland | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Marshall Islands | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Puerto Rico | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | San Marino | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Tuvalu | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Anguilla | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Vatican | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2022 | — | flat |
About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. This data is given per 100,000 people in their country of origin and shows how many people fled a country as a proportion of its current population.