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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
183 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNHCR (UNHCR)

Distribution across countries

Asylum seekers by country of asylum
Countries
183
 
Median
1.6K
 
Mean
46.2K
 
25th pctl
142
 
75th pctl
16.6K
 
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 StatesUSA3.18M 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
PolandPOL13.25K persons2025
MoroccoMAR12.41K persons2025
ChileCHL11.83K persons2025
ZambiaZMB11.16K persons2025
GhanaGHA9.86K persons2024
DjiboutiDJI9.15K persons2025
ChadTCD8.79K persons2025
Central African RepublicCAF8.33K persons2025
PanamaPAN8.14K persons2025
TunisiaTUN8.14K persons2025
Congo, Rep.COG7.87K persons2025
LebanonLBN7.43K persons2025
BeninBEN7.01K persons2025
MauritaniaMRT6.57K persons2025
NorwayNOR6.37K persons2025
United Arab EmiratesARE6.11K persons2025
BulgariaBGR5.98K persons2024
EcuadorECU5.37K persons2025
ArgentinaARG5.21K persons2025
SwedenSWE4.97K persons2025
South SudanSSD4.55K persons2025
LuxembourgLUX4.51K persons2025
IndonesiaIDN4.47K persons2025
Syrian Arab RepublicSYR4.46K persons2025
New ZealandNZL4.12K persons2025
AlgeriaDZA3.92K persons2025
Saudi ArabiaSAU3.92K persons2025
TajikistanTJK3.68K persons2025
TogoTGO3.56K persons2025
FinlandFIN3.44K persons2025
GuatemalaGTM3.37K persons2025
EswatiniSWZ3.27K persons2025
SurinameSUR3.26K persons2025
Papua New GuineaPNG3.12K persons2025
PortugalPRT2.93K persons2025
DenmarkDNK2.77K persons2025
ThailandTHA2.74K persons2025
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG2.3K persons2015
BelizeBLZ1.99K persons2025
Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ1.9K persons2025
BurundiBDI1.71K persons2025
PhilippinesPHL1.6K persons2025
Venezuela, RBVEN1.58K persons2025
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD1.55K persons2025
SenegalSEN1.49K persons2025
Burkina FasoBFA1.46K persons2025
MaltaMLT1.43K persons2025
ParaguayPRY1.42K persons2025
BelarusBLR1.28K persons2025
Russian FederationRUS1.28K persons2025
NamibiaNAM1.28K persons2025
MadagascarMDG1.24K persons2025
CroatiaHRV1.12K persons2025
Dominican RepublicDOM986 persons2025
CzechiaCZE976 persons2025
ArmeniaARM914 persons2025
IcelandISL767 persons2025
MoldovaMDA730 persons2025
SloveniaSVN693 persons2025
KuwaitKWT687 persons2025
LiberiaLBR687 persons2025
GeorgiaGEO613 persons2025
UzbekistanUZB582 persons2005
LatviaLVA527 persons2025
UkraineUKR496 persons2025
Gambia, TheGMB489 persons2025
ChinaCHN488 persons2025
RomaniaROU462 persons2024
OmanOMN415 persons2025
ArubaABW406 persons2019
AfghanistanAFG373 persons2025
CuracaoCUW318 persons2020
NepalNPL315 persons2025
El SalvadorSLV300 persons2025
MaliMLI296 persons2025
QatarQAT294 persons2025
Sri LankaLKA269 persons2025
KazakhstanKAZ229 persons2025
EstoniaEST221 persons2025
LithuaniaLTU202 persons2025
LesothoLSO201 persons2025
SerbiaSRB200 persons2025
AzerbaijanAZE199 persons2025
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH178 persons2025
GuineaGIN172 persons2025
MauritiusMUS156 persons2025
MontenegroMNE142 persons2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM142 persons2025
HondurasHND139 persons2025
NicaraguaNIC124 persons2023
BahrainBHR122 persons2025
NauruNRU91 persons2025
Slovak RepublicSVK83 persons2025
GabonGAB79 persons2025
BoliviaBOL65 persons2025
GuyanaGUY52 persons2024
British Virgin IslandsVGB43 persons2025
CubaCUB37 persons2025
BangladeshBGD35 persons2025
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN34 persons2022
LiechtensteinLIE34 persons2024
Guinea-BissauGNB30 persons2025
HungaryHUN29 persons2025
North MacedoniaMKD25 persons2025
BotswanaBWA21 persons2025
SingaporeSGP21 persons2007
AlbaniaALB20 persons2025
Bahamas, TheBHS20 persons2025
TurkmenistanTKM16 persons2007
FijiFJI15 persons2025
MongoliaMNG15 persons2025
ComorosCOM13 persons2025
Cayman IslandsCYM13 persons2025
Sierra LeoneSLE12 persons2015
Timor-LesteTLS12 persons2008
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM10 persons2015
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BarbadosBRB8 persons2025
EritreaERI8 persons2016
Antigua and BarbudaATG5 persons2025
DominicaDMA5 persons2025
Equatorial GuineaGNQ5 persons2025
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GrenadaGRD5 persons2010
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HaitiHTI5 persons2020
JamaicaJAM5 persons2021
CambodiaKHM5 persons2025
St. Kitts and NevisKNA5 persons2017
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St. LuciaLCA5 persons2023
Macao SAR, ChinaMAC5 persons2017
MontserratMSR5 persons2012
Solomon IslandsSLB5 persons2018
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA5 persons2014
VanuatuVUT5 persons2023
SamoaWSM5 persons2015
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Source: UNHCR (UNHCR)