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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Jordan | 2.43 million | 2011 | ||
2 | Pakistan | 1.7 million | 2011 | ||
3 | European Union | 1.35 million | 2011 | ||
4 | Syria | 1.24 million | 2011 | ||
5 | Iran | 886,468 | 2011 | ||
6 | Germany | 571,684 | 2011 | ||
7 | Kenya | 566,487 | 2011 | ||
8 | Lebanon | 445,144 | 2011 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 424,099.2 | 2011 | |||
9 | Chad | 366,494 | 2011 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 305,662.61 | 2011 | |||
10 | China | 301,018 | 2011 | ||
11 | Ethiopia | 288,844 | 2011 | ||
12 | United States | 264,763 | 2011 | ||
13 | Bangladesh | 229,669 | 2011 | ||
14 | Yemen | 214,740 | 2011 | ||
15 | France | 210,207 | 2011 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 209,393.71 | 2011 | |||
16 | Venezuela | 202,022 | 2011 | ||
17 | United Kingdom | 193,510 | 2011 | ||
18 | India | 185,118 | 2011 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 183,637.08 | 2011 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 181,008.31 | 2011 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 175,009.06 | 2011 | |||
19 | Canada | 164,883 | 2011 | ||
20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 152,749 | 2011 | ||
21 | Republic of the Congo | 141,232 | 2011 | ||
22 | Uganda | 139,448 | 2011 | ||
23 | Sudan | 139,415 | 2011 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 138,890.26 | 2011 | |||
24 | Tanzania | 131,243 | 2011 | ||
25 | Liberia | 128,293 | 2011 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 125,094.87 | 2011 | |||
26 | Ecuador | 123,436 | 2011 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 121,247.71 | 2011 | |||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 114,061.55 | 2011 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 107,541.6 | 2011 | |||
27 | South Sudan | 105,023 | 2011 | ||
28 | Cameroon | 100,373 | 2011 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 98,829.54 | 2011 | |||
29 | Egypt | 95,087 | 2011 | ||
30 | Algeria | 94,148 | 2011 | ||
31 | Thailand | 89,253 | 2011 | ||
32 | Malaysia | 86,680 | 2011 | ||
33 | Sweden | 86,615 | 2011 | ||
34 | Netherlands | 74,598 | 2011 | ||
35 | Nepal | 72,654 | 2011 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 71,558.69 | 2011 | |||
36 | Serbia | 70,707 | 2011 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 61,780.87 | 2011 | |||
37 | Italy | 58,060 | 2011 | ||
38 | South Africa | 57,899 | 2011 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 56,766.61 | 2011 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 56,664.44 | 2011 | |||
39 | Rwanda | 55,325 | 2011 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 52,062.07 | 2011 | |||
40 | Switzerland | 50,416 | 2011 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 48,882.97 | 2011 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 48,109.39 | 2011 | |||
41 | Austria | 47,073 | 2011 | ||
42 | Zambia | 45,632 | 2011 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 42,932.22 | 2011 | |||
43 | Israel | 41,235 | 2011 | ||
44 | Norway | 40,691 | 2011 | ||
45 | Burundi | 35,659 | 2011 | ||
46 | Iraq | 35,189 | 2011 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 33,901.18 | 2011 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 33,858.5 | 2011 | |||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 32,894.87 | 2011 | |||
47 | Mauritania | 26,535 | 2011 | ||
48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24,221 | 2011 | ||
49 | Australia | 23,434 | 2011 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 22,589.6 | 2011 | |||
50 | Belgium | 22,402 | 2011 | ||
51 | Senegal | 20,644 | 2011 | ||
52 | Djibouti | 20,340 | 2011 | ||
53 | Costa Rica | 20,057 | 2011 | ||
54 | Togo | 19,270 | 2011 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 18,662.9 | 2011 | |||
55 | Panama | 17,262 | 2011 | ||
56 | Central African Republic | 16,730 | 2011 | ||
57 | Guinea | 16,609 | 2011 | ||
58 | Angola | 16,223 | 2011 | ||
59 | Poland | 15,847 | 2011 | ||
60 | Mali | 15,624 | 2011 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 15,178.43 | 2011 | |||
61 | Turkey | 14,465 | 2011 | ||
62 | Ghana | 13,588 | 2011 | ||
63 | Denmark | 13,399 | 2011 | ||
64 | Montenegro | 12,874 | 2011 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 11,111.24 | 2011 | |||
65 | Libya | 10,130 | 2011 | ||
66 | The Gambia | 9,528 | 2011 | ||
67 | Papua New Guinea | 9,377 | 2011 | ||
68 | Finland | 9,175 | 2011 | ||
69 | Nigeria | 8,806 | 2011 | ||
70 | Ireland | 8,248 | 2011 | ||
71 | Sierra Leone | 8,092 | 2011 | ||
72 | Guinea-Bissau | 7,800 | 2011 | ||
73 | Benin | 7,217 | 2011 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 7,112.84 | 2011 | |||
74 | Malta | 6,952 | 2011 | ||
75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6,933 | 2011 | ||
76 | Malawi | 6,308 | 2011 | ||
77 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,095 | 2011 | ||
78 | Namibia | 6,049 | 2011 | ||
79 | Bulgaria | 5,688 | 2011 | ||
80 | Hungary | 5,106 | 2011 | ||
81 | Eritrea | 4,719 | 2011 | ||
82 | Zimbabwe | 4,561 | 2011 | ||
83 | Brazil | 4,477 | 2011 | ||
84 | Spain | 4,228 | 2011 | ||
85 | Tunisia | 4,097 | 2011 | ||
86 | Mozambique | 4,079 | 2011 | ||
87 | Russia | 3,914 | 2011 | ||
88 | Cyprus | 3,503 | 2011 | ||
89 | Argentina | 3,361 | 2011 | ||
90 | Tajikistan | 3,323 | 2011 | ||
91 | Botswana | 3,312 | 2011 | ||
92 | Ukraine | 3,176 | 2011 | ||
93 | Afghanistan | 3,009 | 2011 | ||
94 | Armenia | 2,918 | 2011 | ||
95 | Luxembourg | 2,855 | 2011 | ||
96 | Japan | 2,649 | 2011 | ||
97 | Czech Republic | 2,449 | 2011 | ||
98 | Somalia | 2,099 | 2011 | ||
99 | New Zealand | 1,934 | 2011 | ||
100 | Gabon | 1,773 | 2011 | ||
101 | Azerbaijan | 1,730 | 2011 | ||
102 | Mexico | 1,677 | 2011 | ||
103 | Chile | 1,674 | 2011 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 1,614.27 | 2011 | |||
104 | Greece | 1,573 | 2011 | ||
105 | Peru | 1,144 | 2011 | ||
106 | Republic of Macedonia | 1,130 | 2011 | ||
107 | Indonesia | 1,006 | 2011 | ||
108 | Romania | 1,005 | 2011 | ||
109 | Vietnam | 990 | 2011 | ||
110 | Croatia | 824 | 2011 | ||
111 | Lithuania | 821 | 2011 | ||
112 | Swaziland | 759 | 2011 | ||
113 | Morocco | 736 | 2011 | ||
114 | Bolivia | 716 | 2011 | ||
115 | United Arab Emirates | 677 | 2011 | ||
116 | Kazakhstan | 616 | 2011 | ||
117 | Saudi Arabia | 599 | 2011 | ||
=118 | Dominican Republic | 595 | 2011 | ||
=118 | Belarus | 595 | 2011 | ||
=120 | Burkina Faso | 546 | 2011 | ||
=120 | Slovakia | 546 | 2011 | ||
122 | Georgia | 462 | 2011 | ||
123 | Portugal | 408 | 2011 | ||
124 | South Korea | 401 | 2011 | ||
125 | Cuba | 384 | 2011 | ||
126 | Kuwait | 335 | 2011 | ||
127 | Niger | 302 | 2011 | ||
128 | Colombia | 219 | 2011 | ||
129 | Uzbekistan | 214 | 2011 | ||
130 | Bahrain | 199 | 2011 | ||
131 | Sri Lanka | 188 | 2011 | ||
132 | Uruguay | 174 | 2011 | ||
133 | Hong Kong | 152 | 2011 | ||
134 | Guatemala | 147 | 2011 | ||
135 | Moldova | 146 | 2011 | ||
136 | Slovenia | 142 | 2011 | ||
137 | Philippines | 125 | 2011 | ||
138 | Paraguay | 124 | 2011 | ||
139 | Latvia | 95 | 2011 | ||
140 | Liechtenstein | 94 | 2011 | ||
141 | Nicaragua | 86 | 2011 | ||
142 | Oman | 83 | 2011 | ||
143 | Albania | 82 | 2011 | ||
144 | Qatar | 80 | 2011 | ||
145 | Belize | 78 | 2011 | ||
146 | Cambodia | 64 | 2011 | ||
147 | Turkmenistan | 59 | 2011 | ||
148 | Iceland | 58 | 2011 | ||
149 | Estonia | 50 | 2011 | ||
150 | El Salvador | 38 | 2011 | ||
151 | Monaco | 37 | 2011 | ||
152 | Lesotho | 34 | 2011 | ||
153 | The Bahamas | 28 | 2011 | ||
154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22 | 2011 | ||
155 | Jamaica | 20 | 2011 | ||
156 | Honduras | 17 | 2011 | ||
157 | Madagascar | 9 | 2011 | ||
=158 | Fiji | 7 | 2011 | ||
=158 | Guyana | 7 | 2011 | ||
160 | Curacao | 6 | 2011 | ||
=161 | Cayman Islands | 3 | 2011 | ||
=161 | Grenada | 3 | 2011 | ||
=161 | Singapore | 3 | 2011 | ||
=161 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3 | 2011 | ||
=165 | Saint Lucia | 2 | 2011 | ||
=165 | Tonga | 2 | 2011 | ||
=167 | Palau | 1 | 2011 | ||
=167 | Macau | 1 | 2011 | ||
=167 | Mongolia | 1 | 2011 | ||
=170 | East Timor | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Vanuatu | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Mauritius | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Suriname | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Cape Verde | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Solomon Islands | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Laos | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Federated States of Micronesia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Brunei | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Haiti | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Bhutan | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Burma | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Comoros | 0.0 | 2011 |
Citation
"Countries Compared by People > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Statistical Yearbook and data files, complemented by statistics on Palestinian refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA as published on its website. Data from UNHCR are available online at: www.unhcr.org/statistics/populationdatabase. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. Retrieved from http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/People/Refugee-population-by-country-or-territory-of-asylum
"Countries Compared by People > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. International Statistics at NationMaster.com, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Statistical Yearbook and data files, complemented by statistics on Palestinian refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA as published on its website. Data from UNHCR are available online at: www.unhcr.org/statistics/populationdatabase. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster." 1990-2011. <http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/People/Refugee-population-by-country-or-territory-of-asylum>.
'Countries Compared by People > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. International Statistics at NationMaster.com, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Statistical Yearbook and data files, complemented by statistics on Palestinian refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA as published on its website. Data from UNHCR are available online at: www.unhcr.org/statistics/populationdatabase. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster.', <http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/People/Refugee-population-by-country-or-territory-of-asylum> [assessed 1990-2011]
"Countries Compared by People > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Statistical Yearbook and data files, complemented by statistics on Palestinian refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA as published on its website. Data from UNHCR are available online at: www.unhcr.org/statistics/populationdatabase. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. [Internet]. 1990-2011. Avaliable from: <http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/People/Refugee-population-by-country-or-territory-of-asylum>.
"Countries Compared by People > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Statistical Yearbook and data files, complemented by statistics on Palestinian refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA as published on its website. Data from UNHCR are available online at: www.unhcr.org/statistics/populationdatabase. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. Avaliable at: nationmaster.com. Assessed 1990-2011.
"Countries Compared by People > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. International Statistics at NationMaster.com, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Statistical Yearbook and data files, complemented by statistics on Palestinian refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA as published on its website. Data from UNHCR are available online at: www.unhcr.org/statistics/populationdatabase. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster.," http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/People/Refugee-population-by-country-or-territory-of-asylum (assessed 1990-2011)
"Countries Compared by People > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Statistical Yearbook and data files, complemented by statistics on Palestinian refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA as published on its website. Data from UNHCR are available online at: www.unhcr.org/statistics/populationdatabase. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster., http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/People/Refugee-population-by-country-or-territory-of-asylum (last visited 1990-2011)
"Countries Compared by People > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Statistical Yearbook and data files, complemented by statistics on Palestinian refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA as published on its website. Data from UNHCR are available online at: www.unhcr.org/statistics/populationdatabase. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster., http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/People/Refugee-population-by-country-or-territory-of-asylum (as of 1990-2011)