This article provides a list of data to show the total number of refugees that are hosted in each sovereign state in the world. The United Nations defines a refugee as any person who is "forced to flee their own country and seek safety in another country. They are unable to return to their own country because of feared persecution as a result of who they are, what they believe in or say, or because of armed conflict, violence or serious public disorder."

Accommodations for refugees vary by country and situation. Some may be kept in refugee camps, some are urban refugees in individual residences, some stay in self-settled camps, and the location of some refugees is undefined or unknown by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

By destination country of asylum

The below table is based on UNHCR data and does not include data for people of concern to the UNRWA or those not known to the UNHCR. These people have fled their country/territory of origin and registered with the UNHCR in these countries or territories.

+ UNHCR registered refugees by country/territory of asylum between 2012 and 2022 Country/territory of asylum2024 Refugees per 1,000 inhabitants in mid-2015http://www.unhcr.org/statistics/mid2015stats.zip (Tab14, third column)20222019mid-2016 mid-2015http://www.unhcr.org/statistics/mid2015stats.zip (Tab1, second column) 2014http://www.unhcr.org/statisticalyearbook/2014-annex-tables.zip (Tab1, second column) 2013http://www.unhcr.org/static/statistical_yearbook/2013/annex_tables.zip (Tab1, second column) 2012http://www.unhcr.org/static/statistical_yearbook/2012/2012_Statistical_Yearbook_annex_tables_v1.zip (Tab1, second column) 20,866 7.14 52,15972,22859,771205,558280,26772759,381 0.05 2,6761281381541049686183,368 2.42 99,10798,60494,23294,14494,12894,15094,13325,275 0.64 25,51425,80215,55515,57215,47423,78323,4134,409 0.08 4,0943,8813,2933,5233,4983,3623,488144,379 5.22 34,63417,98517,8863,2403,1903,1322,85429,511 1.51 54,43076,76442,18835,58235,58234,50330,083284,828 7.13 258,613135,95593,25060,74760,74755,59851,7306,431 0.14 6,4141,1081,1931,3571,2991,3801,46810 0.02 1012137131530250 0.20 2552552712773112942891,005,602 1.46 952,384854,782950,000Islam, N. The international medical community must act to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. British Medical Journal Opinion. 2018. URL: https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2018/03/12/nazrul-islam-the-international-medical-community-must-act-to-help-rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh/32,97532,47231,14530,69743,397 0.14 19,7152,7341,6501,369925604576183,551 2.77 151,40861,67742,16831,11529,17925,62922,02428614528 10212816,232 0.05 1,7791,2448094884151944,9661,117 0.07 1,116878786767763748733495 1.78 2745,2485,2716,8056,8906,9266,903816 0.97 7331,1152,0392,1642,6452,7732,785257,079 0.04 67,52232,8609,6897,7627,4905,1964,689108,747 1.53 176,29720,45117,81411,04611,0464,3202,28839,915 1.92 34,37525,86832,55234,02731,89429,23439,30689,075 5.00 84,63678,47357,46954,12652,93645,49041,81323 0.01 24616680636877427,706 13.27 473,887406,260348,672288,552226,489107,34698,969269,496 4.19 140,621101,76097,332149,163149,163160,349163,75645,108 1.65 11,2137,17512,1157,9067,69414,32214,01450 0.10 471866631,278,866 30.97 592,764442,672391,251420,774452,897434,479373,6952,443 0.10 2,1332,0531,7371,7981,7731,7431,695261 0.22 320,000303,381317,255301,057301,052301,047301,0371,3061,607646258219213224219517,404 2.14 520,544523,734451,956160,271119,754113,36265,10962,052 13.65 41,55725,67046,45761,49254,84251,03798,45531,632 0.73 14,0886,2174,1803,47512,92412,74912,6292,377 0.09 5,6362,0211,3991,9721,9252,9803,98028,707 0.17 20,638916304669679656690130 0.03 1742373163132803843710 0.28 47544437151445,750 4.99 29,28012,3258,4845,7635,1263,8833,631391,133 0.30 435,2122,0583,6443,1373,1372,9792,80598,204 3.15 67,77237,54033,50717,78517,78513,17011,81423,987 16.88 20,38319,64117,68314,78720,53020,01519,13918 0.06 54617159260960872175823,218 7.65 60,125104,57460,52453,37853,81754,86555,480238,014 2.53 294,632258,401213,530226,344236,090230,086109,933120 0.01 104524548354445119 0.58 1191992,3422,9442,8983,1663,60042,267 0.09 40,8063343221179070631,008,826 7.24 879,598733,125791,631702,467659,524433,936376,39315 0.01 5131212135693,182 2.15 69,55323,47318,40011,79811,79811,2529,919721,771 4.13 612,934407,923304,546264,972252,264232,487217,865179 0.60 2054599311,0081,0131,5941,6633,964 6.11 3,6854,3087,94011,77311,6089,5639,85331,027 0.41 27,8391,3601,5311,0604423563292,749,266 3.10 2,075,4451,146,685669,482250,299216,973187,567589,7377,479 0.69 8,53111,94811,86518,47618,45018,68116,016116,450 0.75 160,76180,46821,4847,3047,3043,4852,1001,306 0.01 7014163002021641601592,171 0.71 2,1994,9655,0688,7048,7668,56010,37124 4.82 241,8529,2638,6848,6848,5357,78427 0.01 1217111111117202164761623261616260 0.02 285130 15117012611772,359 0.42 35,3705,7724,7484,1922,8672,4404,0547,879 0.32 5,240916252104997960236,763 0.15 242,835195,105197,851200,383199,937188,395185,6567,799 0.02 9,78510,2957,8275,2774,2703,2061,8193,489,257 12.53 3,425,091979,435979,435979,441982,027857,354868,242318,461 8.17 273,716273,992261,864288,035271,143246,29898,822312,849 1.25 81,2567,8005,7315,8535,8536,0016,3271,266 0.04 1,20716,121507361330184104312,849 1.57 296,181207,619147,37093,71593,71576,26464,779 0.01 311141522212029,068 0.02 17,4061,4652,5142,4192,5602,5842,581643,641 89.55 3,062,8512,967,046685,197664,102654,141641,915302,70765,833 0.04 308524653662633584564604,257 12.31 504,473438,901451,099552,272551,352534,938564,9334,241 0.03 3,8253,2151,8071,3131,173548487488 0.16 68469293959361463567423,678 0.07 27435333943348246643749,220 0.10 39,055672349195183160125758,642 208.91 1,306,1431,395,9521,012,9691,172,3881,154,040856,546133,538419 0.02 25114745444430341,167 8.85 6208,23818,99038,90438,58753,24565,901200,335 4.47 2,2084,7399,31027,94827,96425,5617,065841 2.89 5241321631071039710253,561 0.36 67,6381,8261,2881,0551,00791687110,059 2.14 11,9522,5722,0461,1921,1089202,9108311911628101112935,510 0.54 35,16214,086 9,3928,9635,8745,7966,544138,417 3.26 134,554129,09592,05497,38599,08696,86889,210135,533 0.88 60,63726,67017,51214,97015,19514,31613,9287,814 14.58 11,0988,9117,9486,0956,0959,9068,248155,193 19.36 100,98184,90948,14850,85149,63566,76754,496150,836 0.02 95,57928,5336,2022,1581,8371,8311,520135,941 0.10 105,374423 38933525018517 0.87 172227333334371110681169418,670 9.92 32,4386629746,2036,4628,47611,1987,470 0.06 7,9076,6564,7712,1441,2161,4707445,370 0.17 4,9924,7084,6714,5524,5364,4454,3985,258 0.69 4,6853,1881,7571,6591,7672,3321,8065 50.60 4576350650638919,598 1.29 19,56019,57425,24936,28738,49046,30556,264263,399 4.89 218,45794,430101,74482,49482,49474,70771,9092,063 0.30 1,7912,7471,4211,3491,3491,4031,517 0.06 312327331361280189129369,836 4.29 255,307180,006166,09382,06477,83057,66150,51096,387 0.01 91,27554,1661,3671,2791,2391,6943,15420,911 0.40 635353477584614687750123,981 9.14 75,31153,88859,52247,04347,04346,10642,822294 0.03 2953073171221511381381,560,480 8.33 1,743,7851,419,6061,352,5601,540,8541,505,5251,616,5071,638,4562,658 4.47 2,5762,5572,3502,3032,2712,6652,4297,732 1.27 10,5249,7074,9554,9294,9294,7974,8026,071 0.02 5,4201,0162041611531361336,742 0.05 6,5432,8791,6491,4071,3031,1621,1229628566904082542221821411,008,871 0.41 971,12912,67311,74715,74115,74116,43815,91168,603 0.07 59,7772,3871,194699699598483197 0.06 19720317713313313080184,529 0.12 105,6213,8822,9052,4262,1821,7701,26210,077 2.20 1,277,75342,433228,990315,313235,7503,4583,178114,368 11.70 120,753145,057156,065132,74373,82073,34958,212448 0.0145432013318453453255011,836 0.9711,80214,46914,58414,30414,27414,24714,237 and 36,068 3.9726,52126,43329,52235,30943,75157,08366,3700 0.224436831,3711,3722,8174,204144,269 0.15 96,56397799079979970166212,524 0.14 8,70575146228325721317619,503 0.34 16,02317,88311,5743,5822,7292,4252,26471,171 2.12 66,59689,28591,043114,512112,19265,98765,233429,333 0.13 317,75157,76112,9895,7985,7984,6374,510232 0.04 5041,045604848511145110793,395 9.05 1,097,1281,055,489421,466322,638244,430124,328126,218514,794 22.32 308,369298,313262,560265,887248,152229,587202,58124255211 0.42 1173728539515507505163,029 14.66 277,726253,794230,164142,207142,207114,17592,872196,167 8.45 182,474110,16882,68169,39062,62052,46450,74711,635 7.95 593,844583,44319,809149,200149,140149,292476,50612,157 0.21 8,6083,7912,7291,7822,0262,0482,248176,859 3.07 206,229242,171281,498159,01488,492102,099101,02184,421 1.63 94,47297,57154,25156,94775,13778,97084,47947,494 3.07 9,30011,96812,49121,87721,77820,61323,5403,328 0.09 3,4242,3211091218320182,955 0.07 3,2991,7466498249017301,4352,940,735 23.72 3,568,2593,579,5312,869,4211,838,8481,587,374609,938267,0633,409 0.01 142227273545461,759,492 11.34 1,463,5231,359,464940,835428,397385,513220,555197,8772,389 0.07 2,5202,1723,3023,2323,2192,9682,8071,377 0.05 1,3991,247895424417603631515,677 1.82 328,989133,094118,995117,234117,234126,055149,799435,333 0.84 363,059341,711272,959267,222267,222263,662262,0231,322 0.08 1,1155163122892722031818,50513,026142711812514117619,333 5.68 29,34167,7557,8615,6475,0524,3403,64446,827 10.05 77,458268,511269,783263,047257,645241,288237,18279,275 1.64 61,15957,52129,35025,73725,57823,59425,6539,240 0.40 10,4758,9597,4266,0856,0796,3894,356

By country of origin

The below table is based on UNHCR data and does not include data for people of concern to the UNRWA or those not known to the UNHCR. These people registered with the UNHCR outside of their country of origin.