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2026-04-05 · percent of global refugee-hosting capacity

Syrians remain among the largest refugee populations

Protracted displacement keeps millions abroad for years.

Policy grids compress billions of people into equal squares — the shock is in the share, not the cell. This grid divides refugee hosting (population-weighted) (2026 snapshot) into colored bands — Syrian refugees, Asia & Pacific, and 2 more groups — using equal squares so you compare shares, not country size on a map.

1 cell = 0.1 percent of global refugee-hosting capacity (0.1% of refugee hosting (population-weighted)) · 1,000 cells

Syrians remain among the largest refugee populations. Protracted displacement keeps millions abroad for years.

Context

The 2026 figures from OWID — Refugees by destination (per 1,000) put Asia & Pacific at 42.6% of refugee hosting (population-weighted) and Africa at 23% — about 100 percent of global refugee-hosting capacity in this edition's rounding.

Refugees per 1,000 residents in host countries (UNHCR via OWID).

  • OWID — Refugees by destination (per 1,000)

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