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Asylum seekers by country of asylum

HumanitarianUNHCRunhcr_popstats:asylum_seekers•persons•2000 → 2025•182 countries
Source: UNHCR (UNHCR)
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
HumanitarianUNHCR
Coverage
182
Frequency
yearly
Range
2000 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Spotlight
United States
USA
3.7189M persons
2025
Egypt, Arab Rep.
EGY
878.268K persons
2025
Peru
PER
556.77K persons
2025
Canada
CAN
314.475K persons
2025
Germany
DEU
297.503K persons
2025
Spain
ESP
248.715K 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
≤ 21
21 – 260.14
260.14 – 985.71
985.71 – 3.92K
3.92K – 13.18K
13.18K – 44.18K
> 44.18K
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNHCR (UNHCR)

Highest 15 countries

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

Distribution across countries

Asylum seekers by country of asylum
Countries
182
 
Median
1.9K
 
Mean
50.2K
 
25th pctl
153
 
75th pctl
18.6K
 
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 StatesUSA3.72M persons2025
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY878.27K persons2025
PeruPER556.77K persons2025
CanadaCAN314.48K persons2025
GermanyDEU297.5K persons2025
SpainESP248.72K persons2025
ItalyITA234.14K persons2025
KenyaKEN218.65K persons2025
Costa RicaCRI178.21K persons2025
MexicoMEX173.53K persons2025
United KingdomGBR144.75K persons2025
BrazilBRA119.65K persons2025
PakistanPAK119.5K persons2025
EthiopiaETH112.99K persons2025
LibyaLBY105.95K persons2025
TurkiyeTUR102.5K persons2025
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD100.11K persons2025
FranceFRA85.23K persons2025
AustraliaAUS82.93K persons2025
South AfricaZAF82.36K persons2025
Cote d'IvoireCIV66.8K persons2024
MalaysiaMYS63.01K persons2025
BelgiumBEL58.73K persons2025
SudanSDN50.15K persons2025
NigerNER50K persons2025
NetherlandsNLD49.66K persons2025
TanzaniaTZA43.26K persons2025
Korea, Rep.KOR39.11K persons2025
UgandaUGA35.25K persons2025
IrelandIRL33.73K persons2025
GreeceGRC31.93K persons2025
JordanJOR31.75K persons2024
NigeriaNGA30.74K persons2024
AngolaAGO30.26K persons2025
IsraelISR29.68K persons2025
ColombiaCOL29.31K persons2024
UruguayURY27.29K persons2025
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM25.7K persons2025
MalawiMWI25.25K persons2025
Trinidad and TobagoTTO23.37K persons2025
IraqIRQ23.37K persons2025
CyprusCYP23.16K persons2025
JapanJPN22.65K persons2025
AustriaAUT22.01K persons2025
MozambiqueMOZ18.97K persons2025
CameroonCMR18.55K persons2025
SwitzerlandCHE17.04K persons2025
RwandaRWA15.25K persons2025
IndiaIND15.08K persons2025
MoroccoMAR15.03K persons2025
Yemen, Rep.YEM14.64K persons2025
PolandPOL13.85K persons2025
ZambiaZMB12.91K persons2025
BeninBEN11.95K persons2025
DjiboutiDJI10.14K persons2025
GhanaGHA9.86K persons2024
TunisiaTUN9.62K persons2024
ChileCHL9.56K persons2025
ZimbabweZWE9.5K persons2025
ChadTCD9.37K persons2025
PortugalPRT8.6K persons2025
EcuadorECU8.57K persons2025
Central African RepublicCAF8.45K persons2025
PanamaPAN8.14K persons2024
Congo, Rep.COG8.11K persons2025
LebanonLBN7.62K persons2025
MauritaniaMRT7.38K persons2025
NorwayNOR6.28K persons2025
United Arab EmiratesARE6.26K persons2025
BulgariaBGR5.98K persons2024
IndonesiaIDN4.7K persons2025
SwedenSWE4.66K persons2025
New ZealandNZL4.58K persons2025
FinlandFIN4.39K persons2024
TogoTGO4.28K persons2025
Syrian Arab RepublicSYR4.14K persons2025
GuatemalaGTM4.09K persons2025
ArgentinaARG3.94K persons2025
Saudi ArabiaSAU3.91K persons2025
AlgeriaDZA3.69K persons2025
EswatiniSWZ3.51K persons2025
South SudanSSD3.25K persons2025
TajikistanTJK3.24K persons2025
SurinameSUR3.19K persons2025
Papua New GuineaPNG3.12K persons2025
LuxembourgLUX3.05K persons2025
ThailandTHA2.88K persons2025
DenmarkDNK2.74K persons2025
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG2.3K persons2015
Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ1.98K persons2025
Burkina FasoBFA1.96K persons2025
BelizeBLZ1.84K persons2025
ParaguayPRY1.66K persons2025
Venezuela, RBVEN1.58K persons2025
SenegalSEN1.54K persons2025
BelarusBLR1.47K persons2025
BurundiBDI1.47K persons2025
MaltaMLT1.39K persons2025
NamibiaNAM1.33K persons2025
MadagascarMDG1.28K persons2025
CroatiaHRV1.22K persons2024
Dominican RepublicDOM1.03K persons2025
ArmeniaARM998 persons2025
CzechiaCZE993 persons2025
Russian FederationRUS976 persons2025
PhilippinesPHL942 persons2025
GeorgiaGEO764 persons2024
LiberiaLBR725 persons2025
SloveniaSVN722 persons2025
IcelandISL660 persons2025
KuwaitKWT611 persons2025
MoldovaMDA594 persons2025
UzbekistanUZB582 persons2005
Gambia, TheGMB509 persons2025
LatviaLVA487 persons2025
ChinaCHN482 persons2025
UkraineUKR443 persons2025
HondurasHND441 persons2025
OmanOMN414 persons2025
ArubaABW406 persons2019
AfghanistanAFG382 persons2025
El SalvadorSLV328 persons2025
MaliMLI322 persons2025
EstoniaEST321 persons2025
KazakhstanKAZ319 persons2024
CuracaoCUW318 persons2020
RomaniaROU316 persons2025
NepalNPL302 persons2025
LithuaniaLTU298 persons2024
Sri LankaLKA271 persons2025
MauritiusMUS233 persons2025
LesothoLSO202 persons2025
AzerbaijanAZE199 persons2025
MontenegroMNE175 persons2025
GuineaGIN172 persons2025
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH164 persons2025
QatarQAT153 persons2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM141 persons2025
SerbiaSRB134 persons2025
NicaraguaNIC124 persons2023
BahrainBHR122 persons2025
NaoeroNRU92 persons2025
GabonGAB86 persons2025
Slovak RepublicSVK80 persons2024
BangladeshBGD67 persons2025
GuyanaGUY52 persons2024
BoliviaBOL46 persons2024
HungaryHUN42 persons2025
CubaCUB40 persons2025
North MacedoniaMKD38 persons2025
LiechtensteinLIE37 persons2025
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN34 persons2022
FijiFJI31 persons2025
Guinea-BissauGNB30 persons2025
British Virgin IslandsVGB26 persons2025
BotswanaBWA21 persons2025
SingaporeSGP21 persons2007
Bahamas, TheBHS20 persons2024
TurkmenistanTKM16 persons2007
Cayman IslandsCYM15 persons2025
MongoliaMNG15 persons2025
ComorosCOM14 persons2025
Sierra LeoneSLE12 persons2015
Timor-LesteTLS12 persons2008
AlbaniaALB11 persons2025
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM10 persons2015
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BarbadosBRB8 persons2025
EritreaERI8 persons2016
VanuatuVUT7 persons2025
Antigua and BarbudaATG5 persons2024
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DominicaDMA5 persons2025
GrenadaGRD5 persons2010
—
HaitiHTI5 persons2020
JamaicaJAM5 persons2021
CambodiaKHM5 persons2025
St. Kitts and NevisKNA5 persons2017
—
St. LuciaLCA5 persons2023
Macao SAR, ChinaMAC5 persons2017
MontserratMSR5 persons2012
Solomon IslandsSLB5 persons2018
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA5 persons2014
SamoaWSM5 persons2015
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Source: UNHCR (UNHCR)