Which country takes in the most refugees worldwide | Statista

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

Characteristic	Number 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
Jordan	661,218
Kenya	566,820
Dem. Rep. of the Congo	520,381
Cameroon	484,195
United Kingdom	482,780
South Sudan	468,759
United States	435,333
Spain	423,004
Niger	362,682
Czechia	361,546
Italy	306,908
Iraq	300,890

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