electricsheepafrica/unhcr-refugees-asylum-seekers

UNHCR Situations: Monthly Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Dataset Description

This dataset contains country-level monthly data on refugees and asylum seekers over time, collected by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It provides comprehensive information about refugee and asylum seeker populations across different countries.

Dataset Summary

• Total Records: 1,348
• Unique Countries: 33
• Time Period: 2018-04-30 to 2025-12-01
• Last Updated: 2025-12-12
• License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
• Source: Humanitarian Data Exchange

Data Fields

• Country: Host country name
• ISO3: ISO 3-letter country code for host country
• Country of Origin: Origin country name
• ISO3 of Origin: ISO 3-letter country code for origin country
• Population type: Type of population (e.g., Asylum-Seekers, Refugees)
• Source: Data source (e.g., "Government, UNHCR")
• Date: Monthly date (YYYY-MM-DD format)
• Individuals: Number of individuals

Population Types

The dataset includes the following population types: Asylum-Seekers, Refugees

Usage

from datasets import load_dataset

# Load the dataset
dataset = load_dataset("electricsheepafrica/unhcr-refugees-asylum-seekers")

# Example: Filter for specific country
country_data = dataset.filter(lambda x: x['Country'] == 'Nigeria')

License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Citation

If you use this dataset, please cite the original source:

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). (2025). 
UNHCR Situations: Monthly Refugees and Asylum Seekers. 
Retrieved from https://data.humdata.org/dataset/unhcr-situations-monthly-refugees-and-asylum-seekers