Countries in Europe 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. 41 countries in Europe, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2025
Median country
0.03
half above, half below| # | Country | Per 1,000 people | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ukraine | 134.02 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 2 |  Albania | 9.13 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 3 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.85 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 4 |  Serbia | 4.53 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 5 |  Croatia | 4.44 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 6 |  Moldova | 2.48 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 7 |  Belarus | 2.14 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 8 |  Montenegro | 1.12 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 9 |  North Macedonia | 1.04 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 10 |  Russia | 0.69 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 11 |  Hungary | 0.22 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 12 |  Romania | 0.16 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 13 |  Liechtenstein | 0.13 | 2022 | Western Europe |
| 14 |  Slovakia | 0.12 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 15 |  Latvia | 0.10 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 16 |  Bulgaria | 0.08 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 17 |  Czechia | 0.07 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| =18 |  Andorra | 0.06 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| =18 |  Estonia | 0.06 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 20 |  Poland | 0.04 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| =21 |  Lithuania | 0.03 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| =21 |  Luxembourg | 0.03 | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 23 |  Malta | 0.02 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| =24 |  Belgium | 0.01 | 2025 | Western Europe |
| =24 |  Greece | 0.01 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| =24 |  Ireland | 0.01 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| =24 |  Netherlands | 0.01 | 2025 | Western Europe |
| =24 |  Portugal | 0.01 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| =24 |  Slovenia | 0.01 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| =24 |  Sweden | 0.01 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| =24 |  United Kingdom | 0.01 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| =32 |  Austria | 0.00 | 2025 | Western Europe |
| =32 |  Denmark | 0.00 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| =32 |  Finland | 0.00 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| =32 |  France | 0.00 | 2025 | Western Europe |
| =32 |  Germany | 0.00 | 2025 | Western Europe |
| =32 |  Iceland | 0.00 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| =32 |  Italy | 0.00 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| =32 |  Norway | 0.00 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| =32 |  Spain | 0.00 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| =32 |  Switzerland | 0.00 | 2025 | Western Europe |
No World Bank figure for 3 countries: Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City.
Questions
- Which country in Europe has the most refugees abroad for its population?
- Ukraine has the most refugees abroad for its population in Europe: 134.02 refugees abroad per 1,000 people (2025). Next come Albania (9.13 refugees abroad per 1,000 people) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (7.85 refugees abroad per 1,000 people).
- Which country in Europe has the fewest refugees abroad for its population?
- Switzerland, with 0.00 refugees abroad per 1,000 people (2025).
- What is the typical refugees abroad of a country in Europe?
- The median of the 41 countries in Europe is 0.03 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. 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.