Table 4 People recognized as refugees in 2015, by country of asylum (UNHCR 2016)

Turkey

961,955

1

Russian Federation

149,662

2

Germany

143,548

3

Tanzania

123,582

4

Uganda

85,929

5

Sudan

83,753

6

Ethiopia

74,693

7

Rwanda

72,895

8

Cameroon

71,477

9

Dem. Rep. of Congo

62,699

10

Lebanon

56,718

11

Jordan

52,747

12

Niger

45,225

13

Sweden

33,207

14

Italy

29,614

15

France

26828

16

United States

23,361

17

Kenya

21,624

18

United Kingdom

17,168

19

Austria

16,891

20