Country Comparison :: Refugees and internally displaced persons
This entry includes those persons residing in a country as refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs). The definition of a refugee according to a United Nations Convention is "a person who is outside his/her country of nationality or habitual residence; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion; and is unable or unwilling to avail himself/herself of the protection of that country, or to return there, for fear of persecution." The UN established the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 1950 to handle refugee matters worldwide. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has a different operational definition for a Palestinian refugee: "a person whose normal place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948 and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict." However, UNHCR also assists some 400,000 Palestinian refugees not covered under the UNRWA definition. The term "internally displaced person" is not specifically covered in the UN Convention; it is used to describe people who have fled their homes for reasons similar to refugees, but who remain within their own national territory and are subject to the laws of that state.
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country Refugees and internally displaced persons Date of Information
1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2,435,351.00
NA
2 Jordan
1,979,580.00
NA
3 Pakistan
1,701,945.00
NA
4 Iran
1,027,577.00
2012
5 Pakistan
774,594.00
NA
6 West Bank
727,471.00
NA
7 Azerbaijan
599,417.00
2012
8 Kenya
520,400.00
NA
9 Syria
486,946.00
2012
10 Lebanon
436,154.00
NA
11 Haiti
357,785.00
NA
12 China
300,897.00
NA
13 Chad
298,311.00
NA
14 Saudi Arabia
291,000.00
2009
15 Ethiopia
252,338.00
NA
16 Bangladesh
229,644.00
NA
17 Mali
228,918.00
NA
18 Ethiopia
228,645.00
NA
19 Yemen
226,909.00
NA
20 Lebanon
223,231.00
NA
21 Cyprus
210,000.00
2010
22 Jordan
204,303.00
NA
23 Venezuela
201,941.00
NA
24 South Sudan
183,169.00
NA
25 Indonesia
180,000.00
2011
26 Kyrgyzstan
172,000.00
NA
27 West Bank
160,000.00
NA
28 Gaza Strip
160,000.00
NA
29 Turkey
156,801.00
NA
30 Peru
150,000.00
2007
31 Congo, Republic of the
131,648.00
NA
32 Liberia
128,067.00
NA
33 Ecuador
122,587.00
NA
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina
113,000.00
NA
35 Syria
101,244.00
2012
36 Sudan
100,464.00
NA
37 India
100,003.00
NA
38 Cameroon
90,176.00
NA
39 Chad
90,000.00
NA
40 China
90,000.00
NA
41 Thailand
88,148.00
NA
42 Uganda
81,487.00
NA
43 Malaysia
81,146.00
NA
44 Burundi
78,796.00
NA
45 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
78,144.00
NA
46 Iraq
77,415.00
NA
47 Libya
73,937.00
NA
48 Egypt
70,029.00
NA
49 India
68,152.00
NA
50 Tanzania
67,549.00
NA
51 Chad
67,414.00
NA
52 Tanzania
61,913.00
NA
53 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
61,481.00
NA
54 Nepal
57,381.00
NA
55 Mauritania
55,221.00
NA
56 Rwanda
54,995.00
NA
57 Niger
52,875.00
NA
58 Central African Republic
51,679.00
NA
59 Nepal
50,000.00
NA
60 Serbia
49,946.00
NA
61 Ethiopia
44,791.00
NA
62 Burkina Faso
40,322.00
NA
63 Burundi
35,213.00
NA
64 Kenya
34,800.00
NA
65 Kenya
34,000.00
NA
66 Sudan
31,871.00
NA
67 Israel
31,119.00
NA
68 Uganda
30,000.00
NA
69 Jordan
29,286.00
NA
70 Mauritania
26,000.00
NA
71 Uganda
23,678.00
NA
72 Cote d'Ivoire
23,650.00
NA
73 Zambia
23,500.00
NA
74 Serbia
20,673.00
NA
75 Senegal
19,917.00
NA
76 Angola
19,500.00
NA
77 Austria
18,473.00
NA
78 South Sudan
18,400.00
NA
79 Uganda
18,268.00
NA
80 Kosovo
17,853.00
NA
81 United States
16,972.00
2011
82 Ghana
16,000.00
2011
83 Iraq
15,606.00
NA
84 Panama
15,598.00
NA
85 South Africa
15,186.00
NA
86 Nepal
15,000.00
NA
87 United States
14,999.00
2011
88 Poland
14,897.00
NA
89 Djibouti
14,216.00
NA
90 Egypt
14,156.00
NA
91 Togo
13,676.00
NA
92 Angola
13,648.00
NA
93 Central African Republic
13,427.00
NA
94 Uganda
12,998.00
NA
95 South Africa
12,973.00
NA
96 Zambia
12,509.00
NA
97 Mali
12,442.00
NA
98 Ghana
11,585.00
2011
99 Kenya
11,500.00
NA
100 Iraq
10,798.00
NA
101 Egypt
10,324.00
NA
102 Costa Rica
10,297.00
NA
103 Eritrea
10,000.00
NA
104 Guinea
9,972.00
NA
105 United States
9,388.00
2011
106 Papua New Guinea
9,368.00
NA
107 Montenegro
9,367.00
NA
108 India
9,161.00
NA
109 Lebanon
9,056.00
NA
110 Israel
9,000.00
NA
111 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
8,915.00
NA
112 Austria
8,636.00
NA
113 Armenia
8,400.00
2009
114 Congo, Republic of the
8,374.00
NA
115 Gambia, The
8,359.00
NA
116 Sierra Leone
8,046.00
NA
117 Iraq
7,989.00
NA
118 Congo, Republic of the
7,800.00
NA
119 Guinea-Bissau
7,658.00
NA
120 Egypt
7,595.00
NA
121 Bosnia and Herzegovina
6,769.00
NA
122 India
6,621.00
NA
123 Guinea
6,380.00
NA
124 Egypt
6,037.00
NA
125 Kenya
6,000.00
NA
126 South Sudan
5,889.00
NA
127 Benin
5,883.00
NA
128 South Africa
5,808.00
NA
129 Kyrgyzstan
5,660.00
NA
130 Zambia
5,559.00
NA
131 Nigeria
5,299.00
NA
132 Turkey
5,277.00
NA
133 Cameroon
5,251.00
NA
134 Togo
5,151.00
NA
135 Yemen
4,686.00
NA
136 Sudan
4,421.00
NA
137 Namibia
4,322.00
NA
138 Tajikistan
4,000.00
2012
139 Eritrea
3,773.00
NA
140 Kazakhstan
3,700.00
2007
141 Iran
3,511.00
2012
142 United States
3,161.00
2011
143 Libya
3,100.00
NA
144 United States
2,920.00
2011
145 Libya
2,700.00
NA
146 United States
2,032.00
2011
147 United States
2,032.00
2011
148 Croatia
2,000.00
2007
149 South Sudan
1,589.00
NA
150 Kazakhstan
508.00
2007