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Refugees

More Than 117 Million Forcibly Displaced Persons

An estimated 117 million people were forced to flee their homes due to war, violence, political persecution and natural disasters in 2023, according to the latest figures from the (UNHCR). As the following chart shows, the largest share of displaced individuals continues to be internally displaced persons (IDPs), accounting for 58 percent of the global total in 2023. According to the UNHCR, the largest refugee populations in 2023 came from Afghanistan, Syria, Venezuela and Ukraine. Seven in ten refugees are hosted by neighboring countries.

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This chart shows the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide.

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Total number of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe 2015-2024
Number of refugees and asylum seekers by European country 2024
Refugees and asylum seekers in Central America and Mexico in 2022, by country
Number of international refugees and internally displaced people 1951-2024
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Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Sudan 2024
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Asylum seekers in Germany 2025, by age

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