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Estimated population of selected refugee camps between November 2023 and January 2025

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Release date

January 2025

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

November 2023 to January 2025

Supplementary notes

Date of latest estimate in brackets

Individual figures come from the latest estimates published on the UN's website. The links are as follows:
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Most recent numbers on the Bidibidi were taken from the .

*Shows the number of refugees registered with the UNRWA. The actual number of refugees living in the camp is likely to be higher.

**Includes pre-registrations.

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Worldwide, the Kutupalong Expansion Site in Bangladesh was the largest refugee camp, hosting nearly * refugees. Most of its refugee population is Rohingya, who have fled from neighboring Myanmar after years of persecution and a genocide that started in 2016.

Violent conflicts in East Africa

Some of the largest refugee camps in the world are located in East Africa. This is no surprise as violent conflicts in Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have forced millions to flee their countries. Many refugees do not end up in refugee camps, but are forced to reside on the outskirts of towns, while others take the dangerous route towards Europe or North America. Africa is also the continent in the world with the second highest number of registered refugees, behind Europe, including Turkey.

Increasing number of refugees

After being relatively stable through the 2000s, the number of refugees in the world has increased since 2012. This is strongly connected to the outbreak of the Syrian civil war, and as a result, the highest number of refugees in the world is from Syria. Moreover, the Russia-Ukraine war since February 2022, the Taliban retaking power in Afghanistan in 2021, and the civil war in Sudan have increased the global refugee count.