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Countries With the Fastest Growth in Refugee population by asylum (5-Year Change)

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

Summary

Uzbekistan rose the most: by 12,024%, from 543 people to 65,835 people in the five years to 2023. Moldova is second (+4,922%), followed by Czechia (+2,845%). 35 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +260.8%.

#1
Uzbekistan · +12,024%
Median
+260.8%
Coverage
35 countries
Data year
2023
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (%)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Uzbekistan 12,024; 2. Moldova 4,922; 3. Czechia 2,845; 4. Turkmenistan 2,804; 5. Slovak Republic 2,203; 6. Estonia 2,138; 7. Montenegro 1,419; 8. Kyrgyz Republic 1,338; 9. Poland 1,227; 10. Kazakhstan 1,180.Uzbekistan12,024Moldova4,922Czechia2,845Turkmenistan2,804Slovak Republic2,203Estonia2,138Montenegro1,419Kyrgyz Republic1,338Poland1,227Kazakhstan1,180
Top 10: 5-year change (%). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Uzbekistan 12,024; 2. Moldova 4,922; 3. Czechia 2,845; 4. Turkmenistan 2,804; 5. Slovak Republic 2,203; 6. Estonia 2,138; 7. Montenegro 1,419; 8. Kyrgyz Republic 1,338; 9. Poland 1,227; 10. Kazakhstan 1,180.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Growth in Refugee population by asylum (5-Year Change), 2023
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (%)
1Uzbekistan54365,835+12,024%
2Moldova16,859846,630+4,922%
3Czechia89,6262,639,800+2,845%
4Turkmenistan87125,298+2,804%
5Slovak Republic38,568888,060+2,203%
6Estonia13,139294,040+2,138%
7Montenegro29,827453,130+1,419%
8Kyrgyz Republic13,529194,530+1,338%
9Poland512,4106,800,300+1,227%
10Kazakhstan23,348298,800+1,180%
11Latvia27,284320,330+1,074%
12Lithuania71,001561,580+690.9%
13North Macedonia16,923132,290+681.7%
14Albania5,40235,553+558.1%
15Croatia32,267175,200+443%
16Portugal87,390439,650+403.1%
17Paraguay10,72041,937+291.2%
18Romania169,720612,410+260.8%
19Brazil463,6901,650,400+255.9%
20Barbados1035+250%
21Ireland246,780797,310+223.1%
22Spain838,1202,699,900+222.1%
23Belarus91,315279,870+206.5%
24Russian Federation3,172,8008,610,900+171.4%
25Iceland22,74961,005+168.2%
26Fiji40105+162.5%
27Slovenia30,61673,675+140.6%
28Georgia81,507182,130+123.5%
29Japan77,633156,350+101.4%
30Hungary246,990442,260+79.1%
31Armenia736,6501,050,600+42.6%
32Mexico677,920873,490+28.8%
33Belize1,1791,498+27.1%
34Luxembourg83,08096,145+15.7%
35Honduras1,1381,274+12%

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Source and method

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

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

The World Bank: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and UNRWA through UNHCR's 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) and UNRWA through UNHCR's 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.