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How many refugees does it host?

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents, 181 countries & territories. Refugees living in the country (by country of asylum, UNHCR via Our World in Data) per 1,000 residents, using the World Bank population of the same year. Counts people with refugee status or in a refugee-like situation under UNHCR’s mandate. Not included: Palestine refugees under UNRWA’s mandate (millions in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria), asylum-seekers still awaiting a decision, and others UNHCR counts separately as in need of international protection (most Venezuelans abroad, for example in Colombia).

lowest≥ 0.012 per 1,000≥ 0.1 per 1,000≥ 0.5 per 1,000≥ 1.4 per 1,000≥ 7.2 per 1,000≥ 19.1 per 1,000 no data
Source: UNHCR – with major processing by Our World in… via Our World in Data· 2020 / 2024

The ranking

  1. 1 Lebanon 130.7 per 1,000 2024
  2. 2 Chad 63 per 1,000 2024
  3. 3 Moldova 56.6 per 1,000 2024
  4. 4 Jordan 55.7 per 1,000 2024
  5. 5 Armenia 47.6 per 1,000 2024
  6. 6 South Sudan 43.1 per 1,000 2024
  7. 7 Iran 38.1 per 1,000 2024
  8. 8 Czechia 35.9 per 1,000 2024
  9. 9 Uganda 35.2 per 1,000 2024
  10. 10 Türkiye 34.4 per 1,000 2024
  11. 11 Cyprus 33.7 per 1,000 2024
  12. 12 Germany 32.9 per 1,000 2024
  13. 13 Austria 31 per 1,000 2024
  14. 14 Estonia 30.8 per 1,000 2024
  15. 15 Mauritania 30 per 1,000 2024
  16. 16 Montenegro 29.9 per 1,000 2024
  17. 17 Poland 27.6 per 1,000 2024
  18. 18 Libya 27.1 per 1,000 2024
  19. 19 Slovakia 26.6 per 1,000 2024
  20. 20 Latvia 26.4 per 1,000 2024
  21. 21 Ireland 23.1 per 1,000 2024
  22. 22 Norway 22.2 per 1,000 2024
  23. 23 Switzerland 21.8 per 1,000 2024
  24. 24 Liechtenstein 20.8 per 1,000 2024
  25. 25 Djibouti 20.5 per 1,000 2024
  26. 26 Iceland 20.4 per 1,000 2024
  27. 27 Lithuania 18.5 per 1,000 2024
  28. 28 Bulgaria 16.9 per 1,000 2024
  29. 29 Finland 16.6 per 1,000 2024
  30. 30 Denmark 16.4 per 1,000 2024
  31. 31 Sudan 15.7 per 1,000 2024
  32. 32 Belgium 15.5 per 1,000 2024
  33. 33 Sweden 15.4 per 1,000 2024
  34. 34 Luxembourg 14.9 per 1,000 2024
  35. 35 Cameroon 14.7 per 1,000 2024
  36. 36 Netherlands 14.6 per 1,000 2024
  37. 37 Malta 13.7 per 1,000 2024
  38. 38 Niger 13.7 per 1,000 2024
  39. 39 North Macedonia 11.5 per 1,000 2024
  40. 40 Greece 11.2 per 1,000 2024
  41. 41 Kenya 10.7 per 1,000 2024
  42. 42 France 10.5 per 1,000 2024
  43. 43 Congo 9.8 per 1,000 2024
  44. 44 Romania 9.7 per 1,000 2024
  45. 45 Spain 8.8 per 1,000 2024
  46. 46 Central African Republic 8.5 per 1,000 2024
  47. 47 Georgia 8.1 per 1,000 2024
  48. 48 Rwanda 8 per 1,000 2024
  49. 49 Ethiopia 7.6 per 1,000 2024
  50. 50 Hungary 7.6 per 1,000 2024

Reference years differ by country (2020–2024); each row shows its own year.