All🧳 Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum
Asylum-seekers are individuals who have sought international protection and whose claims for refugee status have not yet been determined.
1
🇺🇸United States
3,718,945
2
🇪🇬Egypt
878,268
3
🇵🇪Peru
556,770
4
🇨🇦Canada
314,469
5
🇩🇪Germany
297,503
6
🇪🇸Spain
248,715
7
🇮🇹Italy
234,144
8
🇰🇪Kenya
218,646
9
🇨🇷Costa Rica
178,212
10
🇲🇽Mexico
173,532
11
🇬🇧United Kingdom
144,747
12
🇧🇷Brazil
119,651
13
🇵🇰Pakistan
119,502
14
🇪🇹Ethiopia
112,987
15
🇱🇾Libya
105,954
16
🇹🇷Türkiye
102,497
17
🇨🇩DR Congo
100,112
18
🇫🇷France
85,227
19
🇦🇺Australia
82,925
20
🇿🇦South Africa
82,358
21
🇲🇾Malaysia
63,011
22
🇧🇪Belgium
58,725
23
🇸🇩Sudan
50,147
24
🇳🇪Niger
50,004
25
🇳🇱Netherlands
49,662
26
🇹🇿Tanzania
43,262
27
🇰🇷South Korea
39,106
28
🇺🇬Uganda
35,249
29
🇮🇪Ireland
33,728
30
🇬🇷Greece
31,928
31
🇦🇴Angola
30,261
32
🇮🇱Israel
29,682
33
🇺🇾Uruguay
27,288
34
🇸🇴Somalia
25,702
35
🇲🇼Malawi
25,251
36
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago
23,369
37
🇮🇶Iraq
23,366
38
🇨🇾Cyprus
23,162
39
🇯🇵Japan
22,647
40
🇦🇹Austria
22,014
41
🇲🇿Mozambique
18,972
42
🇨🇲Cameroon
18,553
43
🇳🇬Nigeria
18,192
44
🇨🇴Colombia
17,421
45
🇨🇭Switzerland
17,039
46
🇷🇼Rwanda
15,251
47
🇮🇳India
15,075
48
🇲🇦Morocco
15,033
49
🇾🇪Yemen
14,642
50
🇵🇱Poland
13,848
Highlights
As of 2025, United States ranks first with 3,718,945, followed by Egypt (878,268) and Peru (556,770).
United States is 4.2 times higher than Egypt, the runner-up.
Across 175 countries and territories, values run from 3,718,945 (United States) to 0 (Uzbekistan), with a median of 1,879.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 5 from the Americas, 3 from Europe and 2 from Africa.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, 2025. Unit: count.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 16, 2026