Chapter 2 Figure 5 | Where new refugees found asylum in 2017 23 (No. of refugees in thousands) More than 2.7 million people fled their homes to another country in 2017, the vast majority of whom (88 per cent) originated from just three countries (South Sudan, Syria, Myanmar) and found protection in bordering countries or their immediate region. Major countries of asylum Major countries of origin 1,000.2 745.2 655.5 681.0 Bangladesh 655.5 Sudan 479.7 Uganda 459.6 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 104.4 Ethiopia Cameroon Angola United Rep. of Tanzania 75.4 34.0 32.8 22.5 Others 98.2 South Sudan Syrian Arab Rep. Myanmar 110.5 Central African Rep. 94.7 37.2 Dem. Rep. of the Congo Burundi (75,600) and Cameroon (34,000). A total of 94,700 newly arrived refugees from the DRC found protection, including in Uganda (52,600), Angola (32,800), and Rwanda (8,800), while 37,200 newly arrived Burundians were recognized, mostly in Tanzania (22,300), Rwanda (7,300), and the DRC (6,600). Additionally, 19,800 Eritreans were recognized as refugees on a prima facie basis, mainly in Ethiopia. In Sudan, 18,500 people were newly displaced, mainly to South Sudan (15,700) and Ethiopia (2,100), and an additional 13,900 Nigerians were newly registered, mostly in Niger (7,600), Cameroon (5,300), and Chad (1,000). Furthermore, 9,200 Somalis fled, chiefly to Ethiopia (6,700) and Yemen (2,200) while 9,100 new refugees from Mali were registered, predominantly in Mauritania (4,300), Niger (3,800), and Burkina Faso (900). In terms of countries of asylum, the largest number of new refugee registrations was recorded in Turkey, which granted temporary protection to 681,000 23 New registrations can sometimes include people who arrived prior to 2017 and, in some cases where reporting is by governments, may also include newborns. 20 Turkey Syrians. Bangladesh registered the second-largest number of new refugees arrivals with 655,500, all of them from Myanmar. Sudan received 479,700 new refugees, the majority from South Sudan (475,500) as well as a smaller number of Syrians (4,200). In Uganda, 459,600 individuals were newly registered as refugees, with 406,100 originating from South Sudan and 52,600 from the DRC. In the DRC, the 104,400 new arrivals throughout the year originated from the Central African Republic (75,600), South Sudan (22,100), and Burundi (6,600), while Ethiopia recognized 103,800 new refugees, mainly from South Sudan (75,400), Eritrea (19,500), and Somalia (6,700). Other countries that reported sizable new refugee arrivals during the year were Cameroon (39,300), Angola (32,800), Tanzania (22,500), Greece (22,100), Egypt (21,000), and Kenya (21,000). Comparing between host country situations In order to compare countries with respect to responsibility of hosting refugees, several indicators unhcr > Global trends 2017