Refugee Population Counts by Country of Asylum, UNHCR Mandate

Persons with current refugee status under the UNHCR mandate, including those resettled or granted status upon arrival. The data is provided by UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ) and was last updated on 2026-03-26. It covers refugees recognized under the 1951 Convention, 1967 Protocol, relevant regional instruments, or national legal systems.

Use Cases

• Analyze refugee distribution and trends based on country of asylum mentioned in the description
• Model humanitarian resource allocation based on refugee status and population counts
• Compare refugee recognition frameworks based on references to the 1951 Convention and national systems

Strengths

• Data is provided by a major UN agency, UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ)
• Explicitly defines the refugee population scope, including resettled refugees and those granted status upon arrival
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats (CSV, XML)

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic or reporting bias inherent to the UNHCR mandate and reporting systems

Provenance

Source

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from UNHCR mandate reports and national refugee status determination systems.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 10:30:19.297681; freshness should be verified

Geography

Global, by country of asylum