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Country of origin Source Data date Population
Bangladesh Government 31 Dec 2025   30.5% 20,259
Egypt Government 31 Dec 2025   13.7% 9,115
Eritrea Government 31 Dec 2025   11.4% 7,583
Pakistan Government 31 Dec 2025   6.6% 4,397
Sudan Government 31 Dec 2025   6.4% 4,223
Somalia Government 31 Dec 2025   5.2% 3,458
Ethiopia Government 31 Dec 2025   3.3% 2,208
Tunisia Government 31 Dec 2025   2.8% 1,828
Algeria Government 31 Dec 2025   2.6% 1,733
Iran (Islamic Rep. of) Government 31 Dec 2025   2.5% 1,676
Guinea Government 31 Dec 2025   2.2% 1,448
Syrian Arab Rep. Government 31 Dec 2025   2.0% 1,317
Mali Government 31 Dec 2025   1.5% 963
Nigeria Government 31 Dec 2025   1.4% 961
Morocco Government 31 Dec 2025   1.2% 809
Côte d'Ivoire Government 31 Dec 2025   1.0% 685
Afghanistan Government 31 Dec 2025   0.9% 628
Others Government 31 Dec 2025   0.9% 617
Gambia Government 31 Dec 2025   0.6% 419
Iraq Government 31 Dec 2025   0.6% 375
Cameroon Government 31 Dec 2025   0.5% 336
Ghana Government 31 Dec 2025   0.4% 290
South Sudan Government 31 Dec 2025   0.4% 266
Libya Government 31 Dec 2025   0.3% 210
Senegal Government 31 Dec 2025   0.3% 168
Burkina Faso Government 31 Dec 2025   0.2% 154
Sierra Leone Government 31 Dec 2025   0.1% 89
State of Palestine Government 31 Dec 2025   0.1% 78
Benin Government 31 Dec 2025   0.0% 23


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