Refugees - major hosting countries worldwide as of 2024

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
Jan 30, 2025

As of mid-2024, Iran was the largest refugee-hosting country in the world. According to data available by the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, there were nearly 3.8 million refugees in Iran. Turkey was second with more than 3.1 million. The data refers to the total number of refugees in a given country, not considering the date of their application for asylum or the date of their flight.

Ranking of the largest refugee-hosting countries as of mid-2024

CharacteristicNumber of admitted refugees
Iran 3,764,517
Turkey 3,148,663
Germany 2,667,191
Uganda 1,656,440
Pakistan 1,586,287
Chad 1,239,907
Russia 1,226,732
Ethiopia 997,892
Bangladesh 984,651
Poland 980,034
Sudan 865,510
Lebanon 778,167
France 689,273
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2024

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Mid-2024

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