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Refugees and others needing protection, by host

In 2025, UNHCR counts 4.2 m people in these groups in the United States, the most of any country.

Definition. Refugees, asylum seekers and other people in need of international protection living in the country, by UNHCR’s count. How we measure

Source: UNHCR2025Updated 24 Oct 2026

Countries and territories with data, ranked

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Every row is 2025, so countries are compared on the same year.
1United States4.2 m2025
2Germany3.0 m2025
3Colombia2.8 m2025
4Türkiye2.5 m2025
5Uganda2.0 m2025
6Peru1.7 m2025
7Iran1.7 m2025
8Chad1.5 m2025
9Pakistan1.4 m2025
10Bangladesh1.2 m2025
11Ethiopia1.1 m2025
12Egypt1.1 m2025
13Poland1.0 m2025
14Brazil948,1512025
15France873,6462025
16Sudan859,9632025
17Kenya835,7712025
18Spain759,7942025
19Canada730,5032025
20United Kingdom725,8192025
21Chile674,6962025
22Libya658,4772025
23South Sudan605,0642025
24Democratic Republic of the Congo603,8442025
25Lebanon542,7852025
26Ecuador467,8872025
27Jordan444,2942025
28Niger435,9902025
29Cameroon427,1662025
30Italy427,0582025
31Czechia396,5522025
32Mexico389,6942025
33Iraq345,7112025
34Netherlands333,5972025
35Mauritania308,8682025
36Austria308,6652025
37Mali287,0372025
38India253,7182025
39Belgium245,1182025
40Costa Rica233,7272025
41Switzerland225,3262025
42Tanzania214,4042025
43Malaysia213,1752025
44Romania206,9872025
45Algeria184,2652025
46Argentina183,0982025
47Ireland171,5972025
48Greece166,4912025
49Moldova149,9182025
50Sweden148,7772025
51Nigeria142,0402025
52Slovakia140,9012025
53South Africa137,5352025
54Rwanda131,0452025
55Norway130,2862025
56Armenia124,0852025
57Australia116,3402025
58Burundi112,2662025
59Bulgaria106,9132025
60Finland104,4232025
61Dominican Republic100,5332025
62Denmark97,7452025
63Zambia96,1312025
64Thailand86,8972025
65Côte d'Ivoire82,8072025
66Portugal78,9442025
67Hungary71,3742025
68Cyprus71,3692025
69Republic of the Congo70,6092025
70Japan65,0972025
71Panama64,1092025
72Central African Republic63,7612025
73Yemen63,7492025
74Malawi60,4922025
75Togo58,4492025
76Kyrgyzstan56,9992025
77Angola55,6572025
78Lithuania54,5372025
79Kazakhstan52,9312025
80Uruguay51,3162025
81Somalia46,6692025
82South Korea43,5132025
83Burkina Faso42,9532025
84Belarus42,2642025
85Estonia41,6202025
86Serbia40,9972025
87Djibouti35,0402025
88Latvia32,9412025
89Israel30,9562025
90Croatia30,1822025
91Trinidad and Tobago29,1022025
92Benin28,9212025
93Georgia26,8102025
94Mozambique24,0772025
95Guyana23,4652025
96Morocco22,3372025
97Ghana21,5252025
98Afghanistan21,2512025
99North Macedonia20,8602025
100Nepal19,9152025
101Senegal18,7972025
102Zimbabwe18,0652025
103Venezuela15,9102025
104Syria14,0292025
105Tajikistan13,4082025
106Luxembourg13,3342025
107Slovenia13,2352025
108Montenegro12,4442025
109Indonesia12,0712025
110Aruba11,4702025
111Papua New Guinea10,8482025
112Malta9,6962025
113Bolivia9,4062025
114Iceland9,1192025
115Tunisia7,9092025
116Uzbekistan7,7052025
117United Arab Emirates7,6342025
118Curaçao6,9032025
119Namibia6,7962025
120New Zealand6,7322025
121Azerbaijan6,5882025
122Paraguay6,2802025
123Guatemala5,6742025
124Eswatini4,9252025
125Albania4,6842025
126Gambia4,6172025
127Saudi Arabia4,3552025
128Suriname3,2152025
129Turkmenistan3,2092025
130Ukraine2,8132025
131Guinea2,3262025
132Belize2,1832025
133Philippines1,9742025
134Liberia1,8972025
135Madagascar1,3662025
136Liechtenstein1,0242025
137Kuwait9972025
138Botswana8682025
139Bosnia and Herzegovina7502025
140China7122025
141Honduras7112025
142Oman7032025
143Lesotho6802025
144El Salvador5102025
145Sri Lanka4842025
146Bahrain3622025
147Qatar3482025
148Mauritius2572025
149Gabon2522025
150Hong Kong2362025
151Sint Maarten1582025
152Cuba1552025
153Eritrea1192025
154Nauru972025
155Cayman Islands682025
156Guinea-Bissau542025
157Fiji462025
158British Virgin Islands322025
159Cambodia282025
160Mongolia262025
161Comoros192025
162Monaco172025
163Barbados132025
163Vietnam132025
165Bahamas102025
166Turks and Caicos Islands82025
167Vanuatu72025
168Dominica52025
168Saint Kitts and Nevis52025
168Saint Lucia52025
171Brunei02025
171Cabo Verde02025
171Haiti02025
171Myanmar02025
171Singapore02025
171Sierra Leone02025

Source: UNHCR2025Updated 24 Oct 2026

Refugees hosted, 2025
under 18,00018,000–330,000330,000–1 m1 m–2 m2 m+
No data

176 of 191 countries and territories reported for 2025. The rest have no figure for that year yet; “Latest available” includes their most recent year, up to two years earlier.

Over time

The median country’s value ranged from 6,809 to 31,949 between 2015 and 2025.

01.0 m2.0 m3.0 m4.0 m5.0 m2015201720192020202120232025United StatesUnited Stat…GermanyColombiaTürkiyeUgandaMedian

The median of reporting countries and the five highest in 2025. Dashed: median.

Source: UNHCR2015–2025Updated 24 Oct 2026

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