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Countries With the Fastest Decline in Refugee population by origin (5-Year Change)

Change in Refugee population by origin over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that fell are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Kiribati fell the most: by 99.3%, from 284 people to 2 people in the five years to 2019. Viet Nam is second (−99.1%), followed by St. Lucia (−98.1%). 176 countries fell over that period; the median change among them was −79.6%.

#1
Kiribati · −99.3%
Median
−79.6%
Coverage
176 countries
Data year
2023
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (%)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Kiribati -99.3; 2. Viet Nam -99.1; 3. St. Lucia -98.1; 4. St. Vincent and the Grenadines -97.9; 5. Gibraltar -97.3; 6. Estonia -96.4; 7. Curaçao -96.1; 8. San Marino -95.3; 9. Tuvalu -95.3; 10. Korea, Dem. People's Rep. -94.9.Kiribati-99.3Viet Nam-99.1St. Lucia-98.1St. Vincent and the Gre…-97.9Gibraltar-97.3Estonia-96.4Curaçao-96.1San Marino-95.3Tuvalu-95.3Korea, Dem. People's Re…-94.9
Top 10: 5-year change (%). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Kiribati -99.3; 2. Viet Nam -99.1; 3. St. Lucia -98.1; 4. St. Vincent and the Grenadines -97.9; 5. Gibraltar -97.3; 6. Estonia -96.4; 7. Curaçao -96.1; 8. San Marino -95.3; 9. Tuvalu -95.3; 10. Korea, Dem. People's Rep. -94.9.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Decline in Refugee population by origin (5-Year Change), 2023
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (%)
1Kiribati2842−99.3%
2Viet Nam13,713,000128,370−99.1%
3St. Lucia42,045819−98.1%
4St. Vincent and the Grenadines51,5481,099−97.9%
5Gibraltar742−97.3%
6Estonia11,511420−96.4%
7Curaçao1,43556−96.1%
8San Marino432−95.3%
9Tuvalu864−95.3%
10Korea, Dem. People's Rep.32,7271,673−94.9%
11Fiji27,7051,449−94.8%
12Namibia54,6213,129−94.3%
13São Tomé and Principe1,26177−93.9%
14St. Kitts and Nevis2,368147−93.8%
15Slovenia78949−93.8%
16Korea, Rep.11,284749−93.4%
17Gambia, The706,86056,749−92%
18Zimbabwe640,45052,220−91.8%
19Czechia50,7164,459−91.2%
20Slovak Republic49,9684,396−91.2%
21Botswana11,8991,050−91.2%
22Eswatini9,747896−90.8%
23Hungary161,01015,029−90.7%
24Bahrain22,1702,128−90.4%
25Antigua and Barbuda4,387469−89.3%
26Bulgaria25,4902,751−89.2%
27Cyprus31735−89%
28Senegal746,67083,468−88.8%
29Monaco26630−88.7%
30Côte d'Ivoire1,571,000181,960−88.4%
31Seychelles59570−88.2%
32Pakistan5,422,300661,370−87.8%
33Grenada3,946490−87.6%
34Croatia988,330123,050−87.5%
35China8,693,7001,124,000−87.1%
36Ghana741,06097,090−86.9%
37Singapore1,906259−86.4%
38Burundi15,902,0002,239,000−85.9%
39Colombia5,681,900808,590−85.8%
40France2,439350−85.6%
41Nepal352,22050,603−85.6%
42Poland44,5056,524−85.3%
43Djibouti87,16412,880−85.2%
44Jamaica100,42014,896−85.2%
45Guyana11,6031,736−85%
46Liberia226,00033,866−85%
47Montenegro29,3254,417−84.9%
48Iraq15,266,0002,303,200−84.9%
49Somalia, Fed. Rep.38,935,0005,894,300−84.9%
50Latvia6,272966−84.6%
51Guinea-Bissau83,82313,013−84.5%
52Serbia1,327,100208,650−84.3%
53Bolivia20,6623,276−84.1%
54Egypt, Arab Rep.1,019,000162,120−84.1%
55Chad446,73071,372−84%
56Bhutan291,14046,732−83.9%
57Lithuania2,746441−83.9%
58Lao PDR284,61045,857−83.9%
59Maldives3,024490−83.8%
60Greece4,387714−83.7%
61Syrian Arab Republic272,830,00044,491,000−83.7%
62Cambodia497,70081,368−83.7%
63Indonesia498,16082,292−83.5%
64Austria974161−83.5%
65Togo329,30055,685−83.1%
66Costa Rica8,5271,449−83%
67South Sudan93,697,00016,047,000−82.9%
68Rwanda10,146,0001,749,700−82.8%
69Mauritania1,519,100262,720−82.7%
70Congo, Rep.547,49096,740−82.3%
71Belgium2,090371−82.2%
72Belize2,798504−82%
73Mongolia92,25916,751−81.8%
74Papua New Guinea17,4143,164−81.8%
75Kenya306,77056,028−81.7%
76Trinidad and Tobago13,2332,457−81.4%
77Solomon Islands1,353252−81.4%
78Eritrea20,798,0003,919,000−81.2%
79Japan1,782336−81.1%
80New Zealand1,434273−81%
81Myanmar46,951,0008,984,000−80.9%
82Malawi19,3823,717−80.8%
83North Macedonia70,66113,566−80.8%
84Kyrgyz Republic120,37023,268−80.7%
85Bosnia and Herzegovina695,280135,230−80.6%
86Bangladesh862,060168,880−80.4%
87Iran, Islamic Rep.5,327,6001,062,300−80.1%
88Uganda288,40058,632−79.7%
89Zambia11,0862,268−79.5%
90Thailand7,5931,554−79.5%
91Spain1,906392−79.4%
92Malaysia33,5576,993−79.2%
93Philippines21,4264,515−78.9%
94Tonga1,322287−78.3%
95Sri Lanka4,672,2001,017,200−78.2%
96Central African Republic24,225,0005,314,300−78.1%
97Tanzania29,7636,545−78%
98Libya568,650125,710−77.9%
99Turks and Caicos Islands594133−77.6%
100Lebanon230,62051,744−77.6%

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About the top 10

#4 St. Vincent and the Grenadines

St. Vincent and the Grenadines ranks #4 on this list with −97.9%.

Capital
Kingstown
Continent
North America
Income group
Upper middle income
Population
99,924 people (2025)
GDP
US$1.26 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$12,562 (2025)
Life expectancy
71.4 years (2024)
Urban population
48% of population (2025)

Also ranks #3 in homicide rate · #5 in cereal yield · #6 in youth unemployment rate.

Full country profile

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Source and method

Change in Refugee population by origin over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that fell are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SM.POP.REFG.OR. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Refugee population by country or territory of origin: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Refugee Data Finder at https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/. (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Refugee Data Finder at https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/..

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.