The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) hosts around half million refugees. The most frequent country of origin of refugees in DR Congo is Rwanda. As of **************, there were around *** thousand refugees from this neighboring country. Other *** countries bordering with the Democratic Republic of the Congo are among the most common origins of refugees namely, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Burundi, Congo, Angola, and Uganda. People from the Central African Republic accounted for *** thousand refugees in DR Congo by the end of **************, while South Sudanese added up to roughly ** thousand. The Democratic Republic of the Congo records the fourth highest number of refugees in the whole of Africa as well as some of the largest worldwide.
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UNHCR. (October 27, 2021). Most common countries of origin of refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272422/refugees-in-dr-congo-by-origin/
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UNHCR. (2021). Most common countries of origin of refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272422/refugees-in-dr-congo-by-origin/
UNHCR. "Most Common Countries of Origin of Refugees in The Democratic Republic of The Congo as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272422/refugees-in-dr-congo-by-origin/
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Most common countries of origin of refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2021 [Graph], UNHCR, October 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272422/refugees-in-dr-congo-by-origin/
