Tables

Table 1. Largest Refugee Populations, 1995
Table 2. Largest Populations of Internally Displaced Persons, 1995


Table 1.
Largest Refugee Populations, 1995 (in 1,000s)


By Country
of Origin
Population
(in 1,000s)
          
By Country
of Asylum
Population
(in 1,000s)
Palistine3,286Iran2,075
Afghanistan2,328Zaire1,332
Rwanda1,545Jordan1,294
Boznia/Herzogovina905Pakistan867
Liberia725Tanzania703
Iraq623Guinea640
Somalia480Gaza Strip684
Sudan448West Bank517
Azerbaijan390Russia500
Sierra Leone363Sudan450
Eritrea342Yugoslavia450
Angola313Germany443
Vietnam295Lebanon48
Burundi290Syria342
Croatia200India319
Armenia185Ethiopia308
Tajikistan170Armenia304
Myanmar160China294
China (Tibet) 141Côte d'Ivoire290
Bhutan119Azerbaijan238
Ethiopia111Uganda230
Georgia105Kenya225
Mozambique97Croatia189
Other former Soviet Union97United States152
Western Sahara80Nepal106
Other countries1,178Other countries1,537
Total15,337Total15,337
Source: US Committee for Rufugees (321)

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Table 2.
Largest Populations of Internally Displaced Persons, 1995


Country
Population
(in 1,000s)
Sudan4,000
Turkey2,000
Angola1,500
Bosnia and Herzogovina1,300
Iraq1,000
Liberia1,000
Sierra Leone1,000
Sri Lanka850
Myanmar750*
Azerbaijan670
Colombia600
Afghanistan500
Mozambique500
Rwanda500
South Africa500
Peru 480
Lebanon400
Burundi300
Somalia300
Syria300
Georgia280
Cyprus 265
India 250
Russian Federation250
Croatia240
Zaire225
Kenya210
Guatemala200
Ghana150
Cambodia55
Mali10
Philippines**
*Estimates range from 500 thousand to 1 million.
**Estimates vary too widely to cite a specific figure.


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