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Asylum seekers by country of asylum

HumanitarianUNHCRunhcr_popstats:asylum_seekers•persons•2000 → 2025•183 countries
Source: UNHCR (UNHCR)
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
HumanitarianUNHCR
Coverage
183
Frequency
yearly
Range
2000 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Spotlight
United States
USA
3.1842M persons
2025
Egypt, Arab Rep.
EGY
776.186K persons
2025
Peru
PER
548.233K persons
2025
Germany
DEU
320.133K persons
2025
Canada
CAN
303.385K persons
2025
Spain
ESP
276.45K persons
2025
Asylum seekers by country of asylum infographic

Asylum seekers by country of asylum by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: persons
≤ 20
20 – 201
201 – 976
976 – 3.56K
3.56K – 11.83K
11.83K – 39.99K
> 39.99K
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNHCR (UNHCR)

Highest 15 countries

Asylum seekers by country of asylum
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNHCR (UNHCR)

Distribution across countries

Asylum seekers by country of asylum
Countries
50
 
Median
42.4K
 
Mean
163.6K
 
25th pctl
24.6K
 
75th pctl
132.4K
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNHCR (UNHCR)

Compare trends

Asylum seekers by country of asylum
United StatesEgypt, Arab Rep.Peru
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNHCR (UNHCR)
CountryLatestDateTrend
United StatesUSA3.18M persons2025
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY776.19K persons2025
PeruPER548.23K persons2025
GermanyDEU320.13K persons2025
CanadaCAN303.39K persons2025
SpainESP276.45K persons2025
KenyaKEN228.31K persons2025
ItalyITA220.8K persons2025
PakistanPAK220.54K persons2025
Costa RicaCRI195.44K persons2025
MexicoMEX172.23K persons2025
United KingdomGBR141.77K persons2025
TurkiyeTUR132.38K persons2025
South AfricaZAF98.63K persons2025
LibyaLBY91.03K persons2025
BrazilBRA90.09K persons2025
AustraliaAUS83.58K persons2025
FranceFRA77.41K persons2025
Cote d'IvoireCIV70.57K persons2025
EthiopiaETH64.67K persons2025
MalaysiaMYS57.21K persons2025
BelgiumBEL56.79K persons2025
SudanSDN49K persons2025
NetherlandsNLD46.9K persons2025
TanzaniaTZA43.13K persons2025
NigerNER41.7K persons2025
UgandaUGA39.99K persons2025
Korea, Rep.KOR36.5K persons2025
IrelandIRL32.36K persons2025
UruguayURY31.96K persons2025
JapanJPN31.29K persons2025
NigeriaNGA30.74K persons2024
AngolaAGO30.27K persons2025
GreeceGRC30.15K persons2025
IsraelISR26.15K persons2025
AustriaAUT26.04K persons2025
ColombiaCOL24.83K persons2025
CyprusCYP24.6K persons2025
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM24.56K persons2025
MalawiMWI23.39K persons2025
Trinidad and TobagoTTO23.04K persons2025
IraqIRQ22.18K persons2025
JordanJOR19.27K persons2025
MozambiqueMOZ19.22K persons2025
CameroonCMR19.16K persons2025
SwitzerlandCHE16.6K persons2025
RwandaRWA15.02K persons2025
IndiaIND14.32K persons2025
Yemen, Rep.YEM14.09K persons2025
ZimbabweZWE13.51K persons2025
Source: UNHCR (UNHCR)