About
EN
EnglishENEspañolESPortuguêsPTDeutschDEFrançaisFRSrpskiSR
Explore
AtlasFind countriesRankingsCountriesCountry vs Country
Play
DailyPracticeFlag RushHigher or LowerWeekly challengeDuelsLeaguesLeaderboardYour profile
Kartavera
AboutAndroid app
Language
EnglishEspañolPortuguêsDeutschFrançaisSrpski

Countries by refugees abroad

Refugees who fled the country and are under UNHCR’s protection abroad, for every 1,000 people still living there. Palestine refugees under UNRWA are not included. 190 countries, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2025

See it on the map
Map: Refugees abroad — World
Highest
195.79
South Sudan
Median country
0.23
half above, half below
Lowest
0.00
Thailand
#CountryPer 1,000 peopleYearRegion
1South Sudan195.792025Eastern Africa
2Syria189.922025Western Asia
3Eritrea153.842025Eastern Africa
4Ukraine134.022025Eastern Europe
5Central African Republic122.292025Middle Africa
6Afghanistan60.932025Southern Asia
7Sudan54.602025Northern Africa
8Somalia45.392025Eastern Africa
9Myanmar27.792025South-Eastern Asia
10Burundi22.122025Eastern Africa
11Mali20.632025Western Africa
12Rwanda16.782025Eastern Africa
13Haiti15.182025Caribbean
14Venezuela14.622025South America
15Burkina Faso14.592025Western Africa
16Azerbaijan12.782025Western Asia
17El Salvador10.712025Central America
18DR Congo10.432025Middle Africa
19Albania9.132025Southern Europe
20Bhutan9.112025Southern Asia
21Honduras8.582025Central America
22Mauritania8.262025Western Africa
23Bosnia and Herzegovina7.852025Southern Europe
24Sri Lanka6.822025Southern Asia
25Iraq5.762025Western Asia
26Armenia5.052025Western Asia
27Nicaragua5.042025Central America
28Cameroon4.702025Middle Africa
29Serbia4.532025Southern Europe
30Croatia4.442025Southern Europe
31Georgia4.402025Western Asia
32Bahamas3.962025Caribbean
33Guinea3.162025Western Africa
34Niger3.072025Western Africa
35Cuba2.692025Caribbean
36Comoros2.652025Eastern Africa
37Moldova2.482025Eastern Europe
38Gambia2.382025Western Africa
39Libya2.302025Northern Africa
40Belarus2.142025Eastern Europe
41Barbados2.042025Caribbean
42Congo2.032025Middle Africa
43Nigeria2.012025Western Africa
44Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.942025Caribbean
45Djibouti1.882025Eastern Africa
46Guatemala1.872025Central America
47Turkey1.742025Western Asia
48Iran1.712025Southern Asia
49Lebanon1.642025Western Asia
50Colombia1.492025South America
=51Dominica1.472025Caribbean
=51Togo1.472025Western Africa
53Yemen1.372025Western Asia
54Ethiopia1.212025Eastern Africa
55Montenegro1.122025Southern Europe
56Saint Lucia1.102025Caribbean
57North Macedonia1.042025Southern Europe
58Antigua and Barbuda1.032025Caribbean
59Sierra Leone1.012025Western Africa
60Grenada1.002025Caribbean
61Côte d'Ivoire0.992025Western Africa
62Jamaica0.932025Caribbean
63Liberia0.892025Western Africa
64Laos0.822025South-Eastern Asia
65Guinea-Bissau0.802025Western Africa
66Saint Kitts and Nevis0.772025Caribbean
67Chad0.732025Middle Africa
=68Kuwait0.692025Western Asia
=68Russia0.692025Eastern Europe
=68Senegal0.692025Western Africa
71Mongolia0.672025Eastern Asia
=72Cambodia0.632025South-Eastern Asia
=72Tonga0.632025Polynesia
74Jordan0.472025Western Asia
75Ghana0.462025Western Africa
76Kyrgyzstan0.452025Central Asia
=77Nauru0.422025Micronesia
=77Trinidad and Tobago0.422025Caribbean
79Guyana0.412025South America
=80Tajikistan0.392025Central Asia
=80Zimbabwe0.392025Eastern Africa
82Gabon0.382025Middle Africa
83Fiji0.372025Melanesia
84Pakistan0.352025Southern Asia
85Angola0.342025Middle Africa
=86Ecuador0.312025South America
=86Mexico0.312025Central America
88Tunisia0.302025Northern Africa
89Palau0.282023Micronesia
=90Chile0.272025South America
=90Morocco0.272025Northern Africa
=90Nepal0.272025Southern Asia
93Belize0.262025Central America
94Uganda0.252025Eastern Africa
95Turkmenistan0.242025Central Asia
=96Kenya0.232025Eastern Africa
=96Mauritius0.232025Eastern Africa
=96Peru0.232025South America
=99Equatorial Guinea0.222025Middle Africa
=99Hungary0.222025Eastern Europe
=99Namibia0.222025Southern Africa
=102Egypt0.202025Northern Africa
=102Kazakhstan0.202025Central Asia
=102Vietnam0.202025South-Eastern Asia
105Algeria0.192025Northern Africa
=106Bangladesh0.182025Southern Asia
=106Eswatini0.182025Southern Africa
108Bahrain0.172025Western Asia
109Romania0.162025Eastern Europe
110Botswana0.152025Southern Africa
111Uzbekistan0.142025Central Asia
112Liechtenstein0.132022Western Europe
=113Israel0.122025Western Asia
=113Maldives0.122025Southern Asia
=113Slovakia0.122025Eastern Europe
=116China0.112025Eastern Asia
=116Dominican Republic0.112025Caribbean
118Latvia0.102025Northern Europe
=119Benin0.092025Western Africa
=119Solomon Islands0.092025Melanesia
=119Suriname0.092025South America
=122Bulgaria0.082025Eastern Europe
=122Panama0.082025Central America
=122Samoa0.082025Polynesia
=122Seychelles0.082025Eastern Africa
=126Costa Rica0.072025Central America
=126Czechia0.072025Eastern Europe
=126Malaysia0.072025South-Eastern Asia
=129Andorra0.062025Southern Europe
=129Bolivia0.062025South America
=129Estonia0.062025Northern Europe
=129Papua New Guinea0.062025Melanesia
=129Saudi Arabia0.062025Western Asia
=134Kiribati0.042025Micronesia
=134Poland0.042025Eastern Europe
=134Uruguay0.042025South America
=134Vanuatu0.042025Melanesia
=138Brazil0.032025South America
=138Cabo Verde0.032025Western Africa
=138India0.032025Southern Asia
=138Indonesia0.032025South-Eastern Asia
=138Lithuania0.032025Northern Europe
=138Luxembourg0.032025Western Europe
=138São Tomé and Principe0.032025Middle Africa
=145Madagascar0.022025Eastern Africa
=145Malawi0.022025Eastern Africa
=145Malta0.022025Southern Europe
=145Oman0.022025Western Asia
=145Paraguay0.022025South America
=145Qatar0.022025Western Asia
=145South Africa0.022025Southern Africa
=145Tanzania0.022025Eastern Africa
=145United Arab Emirates0.022025Western Asia
=145Zambia0.022025Eastern Africa
=155Argentina0.012025South America
=155Belgium0.012025Western Europe
=155Brunei0.012025South-Eastern Asia
=155Canada0.012025Northern America
=155Cyprus0.012025Western Asia
=155Greece0.012025Southern Europe
=155Ireland0.012025Northern Europe
=155Lesotho0.012025Southern Africa
=155Netherlands0.012025Western Europe
=155New Zealand0.012025Australia and New Zealand
=155North Korea0.012025Eastern Asia
=155Philippines0.012025South-Eastern Asia
=155Portugal0.012025Southern Europe
=155Singapore0.012025South-Eastern Asia
=155Slovenia0.012025Southern Europe
=155Sweden0.012025Northern Europe
=155Timor-Leste0.012025South-Eastern Asia
=155United Kingdom0.012025Northern Europe
=155United States0.012025Northern America
=174Australia0.002025Australia and New Zealand
=174Austria0.002025Western Europe
=174Denmark0.002025Northern Europe
=174Finland0.002025Northern Europe
=174France0.002025Western Europe
=174Germany0.002025Western Europe
=174Iceland0.002025Northern Europe
=174Italy0.002025Southern Europe
=174Japan0.002025Eastern Asia
=174Marshall Islands0.002025Micronesia
=174Micronesia0.002025Micronesia
=174Mozambique0.002025Eastern Africa
=174Norway0.002025Northern Europe
=174South Korea0.002025Eastern Asia
=174Spain0.002025Southern Europe
=174Switzerland0.002025Western Europe
=174Thailand0.002025South-Eastern Asia

No World Bank figure for 4 countries: Monaco, San Marino, Taiwan, Vatican City.

Territories and other places

Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed, and Antarctica. Highest first.

PlacePer 1,000 peopleStatus
Palestine8.93Status disputed
Turks and Caicos Islands0.30Territory of United Kingdom
Bermuda0.09Territory of United Kingdom
Curaçao0.05Territory of Netherlands
Hong Kong0.03Territory of China
Macao0.02Territory of China
British Virgin Islands0.00Territory of United Kingdom
Cayman Islands0.00Territory of United Kingdom
French Polynesia0.00Territory of France
Puerto Rico0.00Territory of United States of America

Questions

Which country has the most refugees abroad for its population?
The South Sudan has the most refugees abroad for its population: 195.79 refugees abroad per 1,000 people (2025). Next come Syria (189.92 refugees abroad per 1,000 people) and Eritrea (153.84 refugees abroad per 1,000 people).
Which country has the fewest refugees abroad for its population?
Thailand, with 0.00 refugees abroad per 1,000 people (2025).
What is the typical refugees abroad of a country?
The median of the 190 countries is 0.23 refugees abroad per 1,000 people: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
Where do the figures come from?
Refugees who fled the country and are under UNHCR’s protection abroad, for every 1,000 people still living there. Palestine refugees under UNRWA are not included. Source: World Bank, mostly 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately.

Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.