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Refugees hosted per 1,000 inhabitants

How many refugees does each country host, for its population?

183 of 183 shown in the list

refugees under UNHCR's mandate per 1,000 inhabitants

  1. Lebanon91.5 2025
  2. Libya74.1 2025
  3. Chad71.5 2025
  4. Moldova63.3 2025
  5. Mauritania56.7 2025
  6. South Sudan49.4 2025
  7. Armenia39.9 2025
  8. Jordan37.9 2025
  9. Uganda37.7 2025
  10. Czechia36.3 2025
  11. Cyprus35.2 2025
  12. Germany31.8 2025
  13. Austria31.1 2025
  14. Estonia30.2 2025
  15. Türkiye27.8 2025
  16. Poland27.2 2025
  17. Slovakia26.0 2025
  18. Ireland25.1 2025
  19. Liechtenstein24.1 2025
  20. Switzerland22.9 2025
  21. Norway22.1 2025
  22. Iceland21.6 2025
  23. Djibouti21.0 2025
  24. Montenegro19.7 2025
  25. Lithuania18.8 2025

Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), uri: https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/download, Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, via the World Bank. Data for 2022 to 2025. What it counts, how to cite it and the data

At a glance

  • 183 countries or territories have a figure.
  • The highest is Lebanon at 91.5 (2025) and the lowest is Antigua and Barbuda at 0.0 (2024).
  • The middle value (the median) is 0.8.

What it counts

Refugees and people in refugee-like situations under the mandate of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, living in the country of asylum, divided by the population and multiplied by 1,000.

What it leaves out, and how far to trust a comparison

The figure counts people registered or estimated by UNHCR at the end of the year, and countries differ in who is registered and in whether people are recognised individually or as a group. Some countries host large numbers who are cared for by other agencies and not shown. It is not a measure of generosity.

Source

Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), uri: https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/download: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, via the World Bank, compiled in World Bank, World Development Indicators. Source licence: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved 2026-10-23 to 2026-10-25.

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TheLawToKnow. (2026). Refugees hosted per 1,000 inhabitants [Chart]. Law in Charts. https://tools.thelawtoknow.com/law-in-charts/refugees-hosted-per-1000. Data: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), uri: https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/download, Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, via the World Bank, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SM.POP.RHCR.EA (data retrieved 2026-10-23 to 2026-10-25).

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Chart: TheLawToKnow, Law in Charts (https://tools.thelawtoknow.com/law-in-charts/refugees-hosted-per-1000). Data: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), uri: https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/download, via World Bank, World Development Indicators.

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@misc{refugeeshostedper10002026,
  author = {{TheLawToKnow}},
  title = {Refugees hosted per 1,000 inhabitants},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Law in Charts},
  url = {https://tools.thelawtoknow.com/law-in-charts/refugees-hosted-per-1000},
  note = {Data: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), uri: https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/download, Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, via the World Bank, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SM.POP.RHCR.EA. Retrieved 2026-10-23 to 2026-10-25.}
}

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