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Country Comparison :: Refugees and internally displaced persons
This entry includes those persons residing in a country as refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs). The definition of a refugee according to a United Nations Convention is "a person who is outside his/her country of nationality or habitual residence; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion; and is unable or unwilling to avail himself/herself of the protection of that country, or to return there, for fear of persecution." The UN established the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 1950 to handle refugee matters worldwide. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has a different operational definition for a Palestinian refugee: "a person whose normal place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948 and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict." However, UNHCR also assists some 400,000 Palestinian refugees not covered under the UNRWA definition. The term "internally displaced person" is not specifically covered in the UN Convention; it is used to describe people who have fled their homes for reasons similar to refugees, but who remain within their own national territory and are subject to the laws of that state.
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country Refugees and internally displaced persons Date of Information
1 Iraq
2,400,000.00
2007
2 Jordan
1,835,704.00
2007
3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1,400,000.00
2007
4 Uganda
1,270,000.00
2007
5 Somalia
1,100,000.00
2007
6 Pakistan
1,043,984.00
2007
7 Gaza Strip
1,017,000.00
2007
8 Iran
914,268.00
2007
9 West Bank
722,000.00
2007
10 Cote d'Ivoire
709,000.00
2007
11 Zimbabwe
569,685.00
2007
12 Syria
522,100.00
2007
13 Burma
503,000.00
2007
14 Jordan
500,000.00
2007
15 Sri Lanka
460,000.00
2007
16 Lebanon
405,425.00
2007
17 Tanzania
352,640.00
2007
18 Syria
305,000.00
2007
19 China
300,897.00
2007
20 Philippines
300,000.00
2007
21 Saudi Arabia
240,015.00
2007
22 Chad
234,000.00
2007
23 Uganda
215,700.00
2007
24 Cyprus
210,000.00
2007
25 Serbia
206,000.00
2007
26 Ethiopia
200,000.00
2007
27 Lebanon
200,000.00
2007
28 Central African Republic
197,000.00
2007
29 Chad
178,918.00
2007
30 Kenya
173,702.00
2007
31 Jordan
160,000.00
2007
32 Sudan
157,220.00
2007
33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
132,295.00
2007
34 Thailand
132,241.00
2007
35 Bosnia and Herzegovina
131,600.00
2007
36 Tanzania
127,973.00
2007
37 Armenia
113,295.00
2007
38 Nepal
107,803.00
2007
39 Burundi
100,000.00
2007
40 Timor-Leste
100,000.00
2007
41 Yemen
91,587.00
2007
42 Algeria
90,000.00
2007
43 China
90,000.00
2007
44 India
77,200.00
2007
45 Kenya
73,004.00
2007
46 Serbia
71,111.00
2007
47 Egypt
70,198.00
2007
48 India
69,609.00
2007
49 Ethiopia
66,980.00
2007
50 Bangladesh
65,000.00
2007
51 Angola
61,700.00
2007
52 Zambia
60,874.00
2007
53 Chad
54,200.00
2007
54 Iran
54,024.00
2007
55 Congo, Republic of the
48,000.00
2007
56 Congo, Republic of the
46,341.00
2007
57 Rwanda
46,272.00
2007
58 Zambia
42,565.00
2007
59 Uzbekistan
39,202.00
2007
60 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
37,313.00
2007
61 Ghana
35,653.00
2007
62 Pakistan
34,000.00
2007
63 Eritrea
32,000.00
2007
64 Uganda
28,880.00
2007
65 Serbia
27,414.00
2007
66 Sierra Leone
27,311.00
2007
67 Bangladesh
26,268.00
2007
68 Cote d'Ivoire
25,615.00
2007
69 Sudan
25,023.00
2007
70 Uganda
24,900.00
2007
71 Cameroon
24,000.00
2007
72 Senegal
22,400.00
2007
73 Guinea
21,856.00
2007
74 Malaysia
21,544.00
2007
75 Kosovo
21,000.00
2007
76 Nepal
20,153.00
2007
77 Senegal
19,630.00
2007
78 Guinea
19,000.00
2007
79 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
17,777.00
2007
80 Lebanon
17,000.00
2007
81 Iraq
16,832.00
2007
82 Ethiopia
16,576.00
2007
83 Kenya
16,428.00
2007
84 Montenegro
16,192.00
2007
85 Malaysia
15,174.00
2007
86 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
13,904.00
2007
87 Ethiopia
13,078.00
2007
88 Liberia
13,000.00
2007
89 Angola
12,615.00
2007
90 Liberia
12,600.00
2007
91 Egypt
12,157.00
2007
92 Iraq
11,773.00
2007
93 Ecuador
11,526.00
2007
94 Turkmenistan
11,173.00
2007
95 Sudan
11,009.00
2007
96 South Africa
10,772.00
2007
97 United States
10,586.00
2006
98 Papua New Guinea
10,177.00
2007
99 Burundi
9,849.00
2007
100 India
9,472.00
2007
101 Benin
9,444.00
2007
102 Djibouti
8,642.00
2007
103 United States
8,549.00
2006
104 Ghana
8,517.00
2007
105 Armenia
8,400.00
2007
106 Libya
8,000.00
2007
107 Central African Republic
7,900.00
2007
108 Sudan
7,895.00
2007
109 South Africa
7,818.00
2007
110 Guinea-Bissau
7,454.00
2007
111 Bosnia and Herzegovina
7,269.00
2007
112 Gabon
7,178.00
2007
113 Montenegro
7,000.00
2007
114 United States
6,666.00
2006
115 Congo, Republic of the
6,564.00
2007
116 United States
6,479.00
2006
117 Mali
6,300.00
2007
118 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
6,181.00
2007
119 Gambia, The
5,955.00
2007
120 Nigeria
5,778.00
2007
121 South Africa
5,759.00
2007
122 Solomon Islands
5,400.00
2007
123 Guinea
5,259.00
2007
124 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
5,243.00
2007
125 Sudan
5,023.00
2007
126 Togo
5,000.00
2007
127 Namibia
4,700.00
2007
128 Rwanda
4,400.00
2007
129 Zambia
4,100.00
2007
130 Guinea
3,900.00
2007
131 Central African Republic
3,700.00
2007
132 Kazakhstan
3,700.00
2007
133 Uzbekistan
3,400.00
2007
134 United States
3,100.00
2006
135 Cameroon
3,000.00
2007
136 Zimbabwe
2,500.00
2007
137 Azerbaijan
2,400.00
2007
138 United States
2,136.00
2006
139 Togo
1,500.00
2007
140 Georgia
1,100.00
2007
141 Uzbekistan
1,060.00
2007
142 Kazakhstan
508.00
2007
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