Frequently Requested Statistics

UNHCR, through its Statistical Online Population Database, seeks to contribute to informed decision-making and public debate by providing accurate, relevant and up-to-date statistics. The database provides information and trends on populations of concern to UNHCR in more than 150 countries.

You will find some of the most frequently requested statistics by using the feature below; you can also make your own query by accessing the Statistical Online Population Database.

Quick Query Tool

• Refugees residing in:
  

  - Select country - Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belgium Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Burundi Cameroon Canada Central African Rep. Chad Chile China Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Curacao Cyprus Czech Rep. Dem. Rep. of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Ecuador Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guinea Guinea-Bissau Hungary India Iraq Ireland Islamic Rep. of Iran Israel Italy Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Lebanon Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Luxembourg Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mexico Montenegro Montserrat Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Poland Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone South Africa South Sudan Spain Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Rep. Tajikistan TfYR Macedonia Thailand Togo Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United Rep. of Tanzania United States Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

  
  
  
• Refugees originating from:
  

  - Select country - Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Aruba Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Bhutan Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Central African Rep. Chad China Colombia Congo Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curacao Czech Rep. Dem. Rep. of the Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Ethiopia Fiji Gambia Georgia Ghana Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iraq Islamic Rep. of Iran Israel Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Dem. Rep. Lebanon Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Mali Mauritania Mexico Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Myanmar Namibia Nepal Nicaragua Nigeria Occupied Palestinian Territory Pakistan Peru Philippines Poland Rep. of Korea Rep. of Moldova Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Sudan Sri Lanka Stateless Sudan Syrian Arab Rep. TfYR Macedonia Thailand Tibetans Togo Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Rep. of Tanzania United States Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Western Sahara Yemen Zimbabwe

  
  
• Asylum claims in industrialized countries - Latest monthly data
  (Excel tables, zipped format)
  
  
• New asylum applications (First Instance) in the EU, Norway and Switzerland, 2007-2009
  (external link, new window)
  
  
• IDPs protected/assisted by UNHCR
  (external link, new window)
  
  
• Stateless Persons
  (Excel tables, zipped format, 39Kb)
  
  
• Total Population of concern to UNHCR: Refugees, asylum-seekers, IDPs, returnees, stateless persons, and others of concern to UNHCR by country/territory of asylum, end-2010
  (Excel tables, zipped format, 626Kb)
  
  
• Statistical Yearbooks:
  Statistical Yearbook 2011 & Annexes
  Statistical Yearbook 2010 & Annexes
  Statistical Yearbook 2009 & Annexes
  Statistical Yearbook 2008 & Annexes
  Statistical Yearbook 2007 & Annexes
  Statistical Yearbook 2006 & Annexes
  Statistical Yearbook 2005 & Annexes
  Statistical Yearbook 2004 & Annexes
  Statistical Yearbook 2003 & Annexes
  Statistical Yearbook 2002 & Annexes
  Statistical Yearbook 2001 & Annexes
  
  
• Total Refugee population by country of asylum, 1960-2011 & Total Refugee population by origin, 1960-2011
  (Excel tables, zipped format, 84Kb)
  
  

When referring to the database, the following reference should be used: "UNHCR Statistical Online Population Database, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Data extracted: DD/MM/YYYY" (include the date when data was extracted). Web-based references to the database should contain a link to the UNHCR Statistical Online Population Database website.

UNHCR's Field Information and Coordination Support Section (FICSS) is responsible for maintaining this page. If you have any questions or require further information, please contact us at E-mail FICSS.