Which country in Africa has the most refugees abroad for its population?

The South Sudan has the most refugees abroad for its population in Africa: 195.79 refugees abroad per 1,000 people (2025). Next come Eritrea (153.84 refugees abroad per 1,000 people) and the Central African Republic (122.29 refugees abroad per 1,000 people).

Which country in Africa has the fewest refugees abroad for its population?

Mozambique, with 0.00 refugees abroad per 1,000 people (2025).

What is the typical refugees abroad of a country in Africa?

The median of the 54 countries in Africa is 0.71 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, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Countries in Africa 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. 54 countries in Africa, highest first. World Bank, 2025

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Highest

195.79

South Sudan

Median country

0.71

half above, half below

Lowest

0.00

Mozambique

Countries in Africa by refugees abroad, World Bank, 2025
#	Country	Per 1,000 people	Region
1	South Sudan	195.79	Eastern Africa
2	Eritrea	153.84	Eastern Africa
3	Central African Republic	122.29	Middle Africa
4	Sudan	54.60	Northern Africa
5	Somalia	45.39	Eastern Africa
6	Burundi	22.12	Eastern Africa
7	Mali	20.63	Western Africa
8	Rwanda	16.78	Eastern Africa
9	Burkina Faso	14.59	Western Africa
10	DR Congo	10.43	Middle Africa
11	Mauritania	8.26	Western Africa
12	Cameroon	4.70	Middle Africa
13	Guinea	3.16	Western Africa
14	Niger	3.07	Western Africa
15	Comoros	2.65	Eastern Africa
16	Gambia	2.38	Western Africa
17	Libya	2.30	Northern Africa
18	Congo	2.03	Middle Africa
19	Nigeria	2.01	Western Africa
20	Djibouti	1.88	Eastern Africa
21	Togo	1.47	Western Africa
22	Ethiopia	1.21	Eastern Africa
23	Sierra Leone	1.01	Western Africa
24	Côte d'Ivoire	0.99	Western Africa
25	Liberia	0.89	Western Africa
26	Guinea-Bissau	0.80	Western Africa
27	Chad	0.73	Middle Africa
28	Senegal	0.69	Western Africa
29	Ghana	0.46	Western Africa
30	Zimbabwe	0.39	Eastern Africa
31	Gabon	0.38	Middle Africa
32	Angola	0.34	Middle Africa
33	Tunisia	0.30	Northern Africa
34	Morocco	0.27	Northern Africa
35	Uganda	0.25	Eastern Africa
=36	Kenya	0.23	Eastern Africa
=36	Mauritius	0.23	Eastern Africa
=38	Equatorial Guinea	0.22	Middle Africa
=38	Namibia	0.22	Southern Africa
40	Egypt	0.20	Northern Africa
41	Algeria	0.19	Northern Africa
42	Eswatini	0.18	Southern Africa
43	Botswana	0.15	Southern Africa
44	Benin	0.09	Western Africa
45	Seychelles	0.08	Eastern Africa
=46	Cabo Verde	0.03	Western Africa
=46	São Tomé and Principe	0.03	Middle Africa
=48	Madagascar	0.02	Eastern Africa
=48	Malawi	0.02	Eastern Africa
=48	South Africa	0.02	Southern Africa
=48	Tanzania	0.02	Eastern Africa
=48	Zambia	0.02	Eastern Africa
53	Lesotho	0.01	Southern Africa
54	Mozambique	0.00	Eastern Africa

Questions

Which country in Africa has the most refugees abroad for its population?: The South Sudan has the most refugees abroad for its population in Africa: 195.79 refugees abroad per 1,000 people (2025). Next come Eritrea (153.84 refugees abroad per 1,000 people) and the Central African Republic (122.29 refugees abroad per 1,000 people).
Which country in Africa has the fewest refugees abroad for its population?: Mozambique, with 0.00 refugees abroad per 1,000 people (2025).
What is the typical refugees abroad of a country in Africa?: The median of the 54 countries in Africa is 0.71 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, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

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.