Trends at a Glance 108.4 MILLION 100M FORCIBLY DISPLACED WORLDWIDE 80M at the end of 2022 as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order. 60M 40M 35.3 million refugees 20M 62.5 million 29.4 million refugees under UNHCR’s mandate 1 5.9 million Palestine refugees under UNRWA’s mandate internally displaced people2 5.4 million asylum-seekers 5.2 million million other people in need of international protection 3 0 1990 2002 76% HOSTED IN LOWAND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES Low- and middle-income countries hosted 76 per cent of the world’s refugees and other people in need of international protection. 4 The Least Developed Countries provided asylum to 20 per cent of the total. 70% HOSTED IN NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES 70 per cent of refugees and other people in need of international protection lived in countries neighbouring their countries of origin. 2 3.6 MILLION REFUGEES HOSTED IN TÜRKIYE Türkiye hosted nearly 3.6 million refugees, the largest population worldwide, followed by the Islamic Republic of Iran with 3.4 million. 2012 2022 1 6 IN ARE DISPLACED Relative to their national populations,6 the island of Aruba (1 in 6) and Lebanon (1 in 7) hosted the largest number of refugees and other people in need of international protection, followed by Curaçao (1 in 14), Jordan (1 in 16) and Montenegro (1 in 19).7 Türkiye 3.6 million Aruba 1 in 6 Islamic Republic of Iran 3.4 million Lebanon 1 in 7 Colombia5 2.5 million Curaçao 1 in 14 Germany 2.1 million Jordan 1 in 16 Pakistan 1.7 million Montenegro 1 in 19 UNHCR > GLOBAL TRENDS 2022