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Country Comparison :: Refugees and internally displaced persons
This entry includes those persons residing in a country as refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs). Each country's refugee entry includes only countries of origin that are the source of refugee populations of 5,000 or more. The definition of a refugee according to a United Nations Convention is "a person who is outside his/her country of nationality or habitual residence; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion; and is unable or unwilling to avail himself/herself of the protection of that country, or to return there, for fear of persecution." The UN established the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 1950 to handle refugee matters worldwide. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has a different operational definition for a Palestinian refugee: "a person whose normal place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948 and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict." However, UNHCR also assists some 400,000 Palestinian refugees not covered under the UNRWA definition. The term "internally displaced person" is not specifically covered in the UN Convention; it is used to describe people who have fled their homes for reasons similar to refugees, but who remain within their own national territory and are subject to the laws of that state.
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country Refugees and internally displaced persons Date of Information
1 Syria
6,500,000.00
NA
2 Pakistan
2,900,000.00
NA
3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2,669,069.00
NA
4 Iran
2,400,000.00
NA
5 Jordan
1,979,580.00
NA
6 Lebanon
842,482.00
NA
7 Burma
808,075.00
NA
8 Nepal
800,000.00
NA
9 Pakistan
758,000.00
NA
10 West Bank
727,471.00
NA
11 Central African Republic
710,000.00
NA
12 Cote d'Ivoire
700,000.00
NA
13 Burma
649,000.00
NA
14 Afghanistan
612,000.00
NA
15 Azerbaijan
600,000.00
NA
16 Jordan
567,111.00
NA
17 Turkey
553,281.00
NA
18 Thailand
506,197.00
NA
19 Syria
486,946.00
NA
20 Kenya
474,226.00
NA
21 Lebanon
436,154.00
NA
22 Chad
346,000.00
NA
23 Yemen
306,964.00
NA
24 China
300,897.00
NA
25 Saudi Arabia
291,000.00
NA
26 Mali
283,726.00
NA
27 Latvia
280,759.00
NA
28 Ethiopia
243,961.00
NA
29 South Sudan
243,000.00
NA
30 Bangladesh
230,674.00
NA
31 Yemen
229,447.00
NA
32 Serbia
228,215.00
NA
33 Syria
221,000.00
NA
34 Cyprus
208,000.00
2012
35 South Sudan
206,243.00
NA
36 Iraq
206,137.00
NA
37 Venezuela
203,563.00
NA
38 Indonesia
180,000.00
2011
39 Russia
178,000.00
NA
40 Kyrgyzstan
172,000.00
NA
41 Haiti
171,974.00
NA
42 Gaza Strip
160,000.00
NA
43 West Bank
160,000.00
NA
44 Peru
150,000.00
2011
45 Egypt
130,720.00
NA
46 Uganda
127,021.00
NA
47 Ecuador
122,964.00
NA
48 Iraq
120,000.00
NA
49 Germany
113,809.00
NA
50 Bosnia and Herzegovina
113,000.00
NA
51 Sudan
112,283.00
NA
52 India
100,003.00
NA
53 Estonia
94,235.00
NA
54 Kuwait
93,000.00
NA
55 Germany
90,773.00
NA
56 Cameroon
90,372.00
NA
57 Chad
90,000.00
NA
58 China
90,000.00
NA
59 Congo, Republic of the
89,424.00
NA
60 Syria
87,741.00
NA
61 Malaysia
84,671.00
NA
62 Thailand
83,317.00
NA
63 Chad
78,950.00
NA
64 Burundi
78,800.00
NA
65 Libya
74,000.00
NA
66 Egypt
70,028.00
NA
67 Saudi Arabia
70,000.00
NA
68 Mauritania
67,200.00
NA
69 India
67,165.00
NA
70 Tanzania
63,330.00
NA
71 Jordan
63,037.00
NA
72 Ethiopia
62,996.00
NA
73 Rwanda
57,857.00
NA
74 Liberia
54,621.00
NA
75 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
50,736.00
NA
76 Nepal
50,000.00
NA
77 Burkina Faso
49,975.00
NA
78 Serbia
49,931.00
NA
79 Germany
49,829.00
NA
80 Niger
49,770.00
NA
81 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
47,000.00
NA
82 Iran
42,500.00
NA
83 Burundi
41,349.00
NA
84 Germany
40,204.00
NA
85 Malaysia
40,001.00
NA
86 Ethiopia
39,477.00
NA
87 Israel
37,347.00
NA
88 Tanzania
35,343.00
NA
89 Ukraine
35,000.00
NA
90 Kenya
34,800.00
NA
91 Kenya
34,000.00
NA
92 Sudan
32,220.00
NA
93 Germany
31,746.00
NA
94 Uganda
30,000.00
NA
95 Mauritania
26,000.00
NA
96 Sweden
24,741.00
NA
97 Germany
23,799.00
NA
98 Germany
23,460.00
NA
99 France
23,225.00
NA
100 Germany
21,629.00
NA
101 Brunei
21,009.00
NA
102 Angola
20,740.00
NA
103 Germany
20,059.00
NA
104 Kenya
20,000.00
NA
105 Austria
19,517.00
NA
106 Angola
19,500.00
NA
107 Sweden
19,416.00
NA
108 Djibouti
18,725.00
NA
109 Netherlands
18,255.00
NA
110 Uganda
18,253.00
NA
111 Germany
18,165.00
NA
112 South Africa
17,864.00
NA
113 Kosovo
17,853.00
NA
114 Canada
17,563.00
NA
115 Togo
17,371.00
NA
116 Canada
16,813.00
NA
117 Serbia
16,418.00
NA
118 Afghanistan
16,147.00
NA
119 Panama
15,723.00
NA
120 Netherlands
15,715.00
NA
121 Iraq
15,496.00
NA
122 Kyrgyzstan
15,473.00
NA
123 United Kingdom
15,132.00
NA
124 United States
15,070.00
NA
125 Poland
14,938.00
NA
126 Zambia
14,871.00
NA
127 Uganda
14,684.00
NA
128 United States
14,160.00
NA
129 South Sudan
13,925.00
NA
130 Canada
13,705.00
NA
131 Senegal
13,702.00
NA
132 South Africa
13,386.00
NA
133 Mali
12,904.00
NA
134 France
12,666.00
NA
135 France
12,585.00
NA
136 United States
12,163.00
NA
137 United Kingdom
12,155.00
NA
138 Egypt
12,124.00
NA
139 Germany
11,819.00
NA
140 France
11,767.00
NA
141 Germany
11,672.00
NA
142 Canada
11,605.00
NA
143 France
11,506.00
NA
144 Kenya
11,500.00
NA
145 Vietnam
11,500.00
NA
146 Iraq
11,467.00
NA
147 United Kingdom
11,428.00
NA
148 Italy
11,345.00
NA
149 Turkey
11,322.00
NA
150 Uganda
11,135.00
NA
151 Switzerland
10,981.00
NA
152 France
10,887.00
NA
153 Poland
10,825.00
NA
154 Israel
10,743.00
NA
155 Uganda
10,728.00
NA
156 Central African Republic
10,662.00
NA
157 Costa Rica
10,305.00
NA
158 Austria
10,158.00
NA
159 Eritrea
10,000.00
NA
160 United Kingdom
9,901.00
NA
161 United Kingdom
9,842.00
NA
162 India
9,633.00
NA
163 Sweden
9,596.00
NA
164 Papua New Guinea
9,368.00
NA
165 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
9,368.00
NA
166 Italy
9,284.00
NA
167 Cote d'Ivoire
9,126.00
NA
168 Gambia, The
9,042.00
NA
169 Turkmenistan
8,947.00
NA
170 Norway
8,870.00
NA
171 France
8,605.00
NA
172 Ghana
8,532.00
NA
173 Montenegro
8,504.00
NA
174 Serbia
8,500.00
NA
175 Sweden
8,454.00
NA
176 Congo, Republic of the
8,404.00
NA
177 Armenia
8,400.00
NA
178 Niger
8,385.00
NA
179 Iraq
8,259.00
NA
180 Egypt
7,957.00
NA
181 Uganda
7,910.00
NA
182 Congo, Republic of the
7,800.00
NA
183 Guinea-Bissau
7,700.00
NA
184 India
7,671.00
NA
185 Albania
7,443.00
NA
186 France
7,335.00
NA
187 Australia
7,192.00
NA
188 Norway
7,129.00
NA
189 Belarus
6,969.00
NA
190 Kazakhstan
6,935.00
NA
191 Canada
6,798.00
NA
192 Bosnia and Herzegovina
6,733.00
NA
193 Germany
6,575.00
NA
194 Guinea
6,552.00
2012
195 Lebanon
6,516.00
NA
196 Sweden
6,414.00
NA
197 Germany
6,175.00
NA
198 Sweden
6,051.00
NA
199 Philippines
6,015.00
NA
200 Kenya
6,000.00
NA
201 Armenia
6,000.00
NA
202 Canada
5,995.00
NA
203 Norway
5,984.00
NA
204 Zambia
5,963.00
NA
205 South Sudan
5,890.00
NA
206 South Africa
5,805.00
NA
207 United Kingdom
5,752.00
NA
208 Norway
5,727.00
NA
209 Egypt
5,703.00
NA
210 Netherlands
5,697.00
NA
211 Germany
5,683.00
NA
212 Togo
5,593.00
NA
213 South Africa
5,538.00
NA
214 Nigeria
5,299.00
NA
215 Canada
5,287.00
NA
216 Yemen
5,221.00
NA
217 Germany
5,206.00
NA
218 Ghana
5,156.00
NA
219 Italy
5,058.00
NA
220 Malta
5,041.00
NA
221 United States
4,911.00
NA
222 Bosnia and Herzegovina
4,500.00
NA
223 Lithuania
4,130.00
NA
224 Belgium
3,898.00
NA
225 Denmark
3,623.00
NA
226 Azerbaijan
3,585.00
NA
227 Montenegro
3,383.00
NA
228 Croatia
2,886.00
NA
229 Norway
2,313.00
NA
230 Tajikistan
2,300.00
NA
231 Finland
2,017.00
NA
232 Netherlands
2,005.00
NA
233 Moldova
1,998.00
NA
234 United States
1,948.00
NA
235 United States
1,758.00
NA
236 Slovakia
1,523.00
NA
237 Czech Republic
1,502.00
NA
238 United States
1,346.00
NA
239 Burundi
1,302.00
NA
240 France
1,210.00
NA
241 Qatar
1,200.00
NA
242 Georgia
1,156.00
NA
243 Japan
1,100.00
NA
244 Macedonia
905.00
NA
245 Turkey
780.00
NA
246 Portugal
553.00
NA
247 Austria
542.00
NA
248 Italy
470.00
NA
249 Romania
248.00
NA
250 Mongolia
220.00
NA
251 United Kingdom
205.00
NA
252 Korea, South
179.00
NA
253 Luxembourg
177.00
NA
254 Greece
154.00
NA
255 Iceland
119.00
NA
256 Hungary
111.00
NA
257 Ireland
73.00
NA
258 Switzerland
69.00
NA
259 Egypt
60.00
NA
260 Spain
36.00
NA
261 Armenia
35.00
NA
262 Israel
14.00
NA
263 Colombia
12.00
NA
264 Mexico
7.00
NA
265 Liechtenstein
5.00
NA
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