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","Source: UNHCR ","This data comes from a combination of latest UNHCR data from UNHCR's 2023 mid-year report. The figures for Germany are a combination of mid-year figures for 2022, plus up-to-date numbers from June 2023 for Ukrainian refugees. UNHCR is the UN refugee agency, considered to have the most reliable refugee data globally and the experts we consulted confirm this fact. \n\nThe figures for Sweden and Germany in this report are based on data reported by governments, non-governmental organizations and UNHCR [1]. UNHCR counts and tracks the numbers of refugees, internally displaced people, people who have returned to their countries or areas of origin, asylum seekers, stateless people and other populations of concern to UNHCR. These data are kept up to date and analyzed in terms of various criteria, such as where people are, their age and whether they are male or female. This process is extremely important in order to meet the needs of refugees and other populations of concern across the world and the data help organizations and states to plan their humanitarian response.\n\n[1]  [UNHCR - Refugee Data Finder](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.unhcr.org\u002Frefugee-statistics\u002Fdownload\u002F?url=2bxU2f)  \n[2]  [UNHCR - Mid-year trends 2023](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.unhcr.org\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002F2023-10\u002FMid-year-trends-2023.pdf)\n[2]  [UNHCR - Lebanon, Needs At a Glance 2022](https:\u002F\u002Freporting.unhcr.org\u002Fdocument\u002F2181) ","Lebanon hosts the second highest number of refugees as a share of its population in the world (1 in 7 of all people in 2023). The highest, Aruba, hosts 1 refugee for every 6 people living on the island. Some refugees end up far from home, but people don’t seem to realize that most refugees typically end up in countries in the same region as they live. Those fleeing the conflict in Syria fled to the nearest point of safety – neighboring countries.\n\nThe current situation in Ukraine also proves that point, with millions of people finding safety in Poland and the Czech Republic. Poland in particular has taken in a huge amount of people relative to its population in a short space of time.\n\nIn recent years, Sweden and Germany took in more refugees than other European countries but those figures as a share of population (both around 3%) are not close to being as high as Lebanon’s.\n\nSome countries help refugees far more than others and it is vital to be aware of this in order to both push others to step up and help and to make sure money is allocated and used in the best way.\n\n### Why is it a problem that people are wrong about this?\nIf we are unaware of where refugees actually are, it makes it impossible to direct funding in the right direction.\n\n### Why are people wrong about this?\nIt is very common for people to see images of refugees from the Middle East and Africa in boats entering the EU and assume these images represent the majority of refugees. While helping these people is obviously very important, the reality is they represent just a small minority of refugees globally.\n\n### Of all forcibly displaced people, are most in a different country?\nMost people who are forced to flee usually end up in a different part of their own country. This group is called “internally displaced” and, worldwide, they make up the majority of the people who are forced to flee their homes. There are more than twice as many people who are internally displaced, compared to refugees who have ended up in a different country. Technically they are not considered refugees. The rest, those who seek refuge in other countries, are called refugees and most often enter neighboring countries, hoping one day to return to their homes.\n\n### Where can I find the data about refugees in different countries? \nYou can find these numbers on the [UNHCR website ](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.unhcr.org\u002Frefugee-statistics\u002Fdownload\u002F?url=2bxU2f), or in this Gapminder graph  [showing the share of refugees in all countries.](https:\u002F\u002Fgapm.io\u002Firefs). These numbers are updated when they become publicly available.\n\n### Can I trust this data?\nRefugee statistics are hard to gather. People may not register, and national governments don’t have a unified way of counting refugees. However, UNHCR figures are recognized by experts as the best available.\n\n### How does the current situation in Ukraine affect the data?\n\nRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused many Ukrainians to seek refuge in other countries and this number is expected to grow.\n\nThe current situation in Ukraine is developing rapidly and [UNHCR estimates are updated frequently, here](https:\u002F\u002Fdata2.unhcr.org\u002Fen\u002Fsituations\u002Fukraine).\nThat total flow of refugees does not include those who have returned to Ukraine. The figure of 6.3 million we used is those who left Ukraine and hadn't returned at the end of June 2023.\n\nPoland had already taken in somewhere close to 1.6 million refugees by June 2023, but would need to host more than 7 million to match the equivalent share of its population as Lebanon does.\n","News vs. reality"]