Rankings

Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers Change

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Applications for asylum by country of origin

000 2017

Rank

1

Country

Afghanistan

Result

149.9
Rank

2

Country

Iraq

Result

127.9
Rank

3

Country

Syria

Result

124.7
Rank

4

Country

Venezuela

Result

112.4
Rank

5

Country

Congo-Kinshasa

Result

109.3
Rank

6

Country

El Salvador

Result

60.3
Rank

7

Country

Nigeria

Result

57.2
Rank

8

Country

Pakistan

Result

56.7
Rank

9

Country

Eritrea

Result

56.3
Rank

10

Country

Somalia

Result

44.8
Rank

11

Country

Iran

Result

42.2
Rank

12

Country

Burundi

Result

40.4
Rank

13

Country

China

Result

38.6
Rank

14

Country

Albania

Result

36.7
Rank

15

Country

Guatemala

Result

36.6
Rank

16

Country

Honduras

Result

35.1
Rank

17

Country

Ukraine

Result

34.4
Rank

18

Country

Bangladesh

Result

33.9
Rank

19

Country

Haiti

Result

30.7
Rank

20

Country

Sudan

Result

29.3
Rank

Country

Ethiopia

Result

29.3
Rank

22

Country

Mexico

Result

29.2
Rank

23

Country

Turkey

Result

27.3
Rank

24

Country

Myanmar

Result

24.0
Rank

25

Country

Russia

Result

23.8
Rank

26

Country

Guinea

Result

23.6
Rank

27

Country

Serbia

Result

19.9 a
Rank

28

Country

India

Result

19.3
Rank

29

Country

Cameroon

Result

18.9
Rank

30

Country

Colombia

Result

17.7
Rank

31

Country

Ivory Coast

Result

17.1
Rank

32

Country

Georgia

Result

16.4
Rank

33

Country

Sri Lanka

Result

15.8
Rank

34

Country

Malaysia

Result

15.1
Rank

35

Country

Gambia, The

Result

13.9
Rank

Country

Senegal

Result

13.9
Rank

37

Country

Algeria

Result

13.6
Rank

38

Country

Yemen

Result

13.2
Rank

39

Country

Mali

Result

12.4
Rank

40

Country

Cuba

Result

11.1

Index key & notes

Notes

Source: UNHCR

a Includes Kosovo