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Refugees by Country

Sudan has the highest Total Refugees Originated in 2026 (14.6M), followed by Syria (13.6M) and Afghanistan (10.4M). Anguilla has the lowest (5).

Population208 countries · 12 metricsUpdated Feb 8, 2025Original page
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Total Refugees Originated, 2026

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 195 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
4,031
Middle half 430 – 88.1K
Average
601.9K
195 countries
Highest
14.6M
Sudan
Lowest
5
Anguilla

Biggest changes · 2024 → 2026

193 countries have a value in both years.

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Data

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200 countries · # = rank by Total Refugees Originated
#
1Sudan14.6M12.2M
2Syria13.6M8.2M
3Afghanistan10.4M4.5M
4Ukraine9.7M4.3M
5DR Congo8.4M7.6M
6Venezuela7.9M87K
7Colombia7.5M9.9M
8Myanmar5.3M4.1M
9Yemen4.9M4.9M
10Somalia4.7M3.5M
11Nigeria4.2M3.7M
12South Sudan3.4M1.5M
13Ethiopia2.6M3.4M
14Burkina Faso2.4M2.1M
15Haiti1.7M1.3M
16Iraq1.5M1.4M
17Central African Republic1.2M585.4K
18Cameroon1.2M1.4M
19Azerbaijan809K662.1K
20Mali800.6K541.7K
21Guatemala800.4K598.4K
22Eritrea685.9K146
23Chad684.8K2.1M
24Niger565.1K940.4K
25Honduras562.2K296.9K
26Mexico491.7K694K
27Mozambique477.4K494.7K
28Burundi406.6K120.1K
29Cuba393.9K171
30Nicaragua374.2K—
31Georgia350K330.5K
32Philippines342.4K282.9K
33China332.3K749
34El Salvador303.7K102.6K
35Rwanda277.7K155.7K
36Serbia245.2K251.6K
37India232.7K251.2K
38Russia222.9K101.4K
39Iran214.6K2.5M
40Sri Lanka183.6K5,127
41Western Sahara175.4K—
42Pakistan171.9K2.5M
43Bangladesh135.3K1.1M
44Lebanon129.7K882K
45Peru125.5K1.7M
46Bosnia and Herzegovina121.5K99.2K
47Ecuador109.7K466.2K
48Guinea98.8K2,349
49Brazil88.2K865.4K
50Papua New Guinea87.9K97K
51Egypt82.1K1M
52Mauritania67.3K176.9K
53Ivory Coast56.3K1M
54Libya56.2K439.5K
55Senegal51.6K13.4K
56Angola47.7K56.3K
57Vietnam39.9K20.6K
58Armenia35.6K139.2K
59Ghana35.2K18.9K
60Morocco32.7K19.4K
61Albania31.4K13.1K
62Belarus31.4K48.6K
63Kenya30.6K864.7K
64Nepal29.1K20.5K
65Uganda28.9K1.9M
66Togo28.1K65.2K
67Indonesia28.1K12.3K
68Uzbekistan27.9K28K
69Chile27K677.8K
70Republic of the Congo26.6K70.3K
71Algeria22.1K186.1K
72Jordan19.5K561.4K
73Croatia18K34.9K
74Zimbabwe17.6K23.8K
75Sierra Leone17.4K210
76Benin17.3K35.8K
77Dominican Republic16.7K100.5K
78Kazakhstan16.1K72.6K
79Gambia15.3K4,559
80Kyrgyzstan14.8K25.7K
81Tunisia14.7K10.8K
82Cambodia13K75K
83Jamaica12K—
84Tajikistan11.8K19.5K
85Moldova11.8K138.7K
86Malaysia11.2K266.7K
87Romania10.9K193.2K
88Mongolia9,81157
89Liberia9,7521,854
90Bolivia7,87825.5K
91Bhutan7,815—
92Laos7,250—
93Kuwait6,61193.1K
94Argentina6,345180K
95South Africa5,914167.5K
96Tanzania5,180231.5K
97Turkmenistan5,0943,309
98Djibouti4,03133.7K
99Hungary3,91672.7K
100Saudi Arabia3,89774.3K
101Bahamas3,756753
102Thailand3,728699.8K
103North Macedonia3,66722.3K
104Paraguay3,5167,849
105Malawi3,34158.6K
106Fiji3,15430
107Guinea-Bissau3,14854
108Panama2,94670.3K
109Israel2,84360.6K
110Comoros2,70318
111Costa Rica2,699251.4K
112Trinidad and Tobago2,60133.4K
113Poland2,4661M
114Spain2,063758.2K
115Italy2,059537.9K
116Guyana1,82823.5K
117Gabon1,813253
118Montenegro1,77120.4K
119Belize1,4412,351
120Botswana1,437908
121Timor-Leste1,360—
122Zambia1,300111.3K
123Hong Kong1,287253
124Tonga1,255—
125Namibia1,22721.5K
126Germany1,1783M
127Portugal1,13069.5K
128Uruguay1,09370.8K
129Barbados1,07513
130Equatorial Guinea1,0745
131Madagascar1,0171,342
132United Kingdom984690.6K
133Vanuatu980—
134Bulgaria924105.5K
135South Korea88341K
136Mauritius854179
137Eswatini7704,685
138Slovakia759146.1K
139Solomon Islands74011
140France703828.6K
141Canada691699.5K
142Dominica6255
143Samoa506—
144Saint Lucia5045
145Bahrain472362
146United Arab Emirates4367,560
147Ireland424162.7K
148Saint Vincent and the Grenadines397—
149Latvia374204.2K
150Sweden360162.8K
151Singapore3471,109
152Netherlands340311.5K
153North Korea305—
154Greece299158.8K
155French Guiana298—
156Suriname2933,287
157Cape Verde288115
158Lithuania24554.6K
159Belgium239243.8K
160Oman211704
161Japan21060.8K
161Grenada210—
163Estonia182104.6K
164Antigua and Barbuda1475
165Brunei12620.9K
166Qatar1211,691
167Slovenia11912.6K
168Australia108124.1K
169Saint Kitts and Nevis1055
170Bermuda99—
171Guadeloupe98—
172Maldives92—
173New Zealand736,368
174Denmark7298.7K
175Lesotho69686
176Austria58309.1K
177Switzerland55220.2K
178Finland53101.3K
179Kiribati45—
180Cyprus4471.8K
181Norway42129.6K
182Seychelles37—
183Nauru2596
184Sao Tome and Principe23—
185Iceland229,025
186Turks and Caicos Islands208
187Malta1710.2K
188Andorra14—
189Marshall Islands10—
189Niue10—
191Luxembourg514.6K
191Martinique5—
191New Caledonia5—
191Micronesia5—
191Anguilla5—
—Aruba—11.5K
—Cayman Islands—166
—Liechtenstein—889
—Monaco—17
—Palau—5

What correlates with Total Refugees Originated (2026)?

Pearson r against 1,389 other country metrics sharing at least 117 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Total Refugees Originated tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Global Peace IndexMost Peaceful Countries
    r = +0.59 · strong · n = 157
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  2. % of Govt SpendingMilitary Spending by Country
    r = +0.51 · strong · n = 141
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  3. % of Country GDPMilitary Spending by Country
    r = +0.51 · strong · n = 142
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  4. VulnerabilityNatural Disaster Risk by Country
    r = +0.51 · strong · n = 185
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  5. Lack of Coping CapacitiesNatural Disaster Risk by Country
    r = +0.51 · strong · n = 185
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  6. Vendors ImportingCountries That Use a Bidet
    r = +0.50 · moderate · n = 134
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Total Refugees Originated tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Governance ValuePolitical Stability by Country
    r = −0.55 · strong · n = 189
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  2. Political Stability ScorePolitical Stability by Country
    r = −0.50 · moderate · n = 192
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  3. Women, Peace and Security Index (WPSI)Most Dangerous Countries for Women
    r = −0.47 · moderate · n = 173
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  4. LP Safety & SecurityLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.45 · moderate · n = 163
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  5. WJP RoLI Order and Security ScoreWorld Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index
    r = −0.45 · moderate · n = 139
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  6. Vacc. Rate BCGVaccination Rates by Country
    r = −0.44 · moderate · n = 149
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Total Refugees Originated?
Sudan has the highest Total Refugees Originated in 2026, at 14.6M, followed by Syria (13.6M) and Afghanistan (10.4M).
Which country has the lowest Total Refugees Originated?
Anguilla has the lowest Total Refugees Originated in 2026, at 5.
What is the median Total Refugees Originated across countries?
The median is 4,031 across the 195 countries with data in 2026.
Where does this refugees by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Annex 2 - Populations protected and / or assisted by UNHCR by country/territory of origin - mid-2023 - UNHCR; Annex 1 - Populations protected and / or assisted by UNHCR by country/territory of asylum - UNHCR; Palestine refugees under UNRWA’s mandate - mid-2023 - UNHCR; Methodology - Definitions - United Nations HIgh Commissioner for Refugees.