This is one of the main points in Global Trends , an annual report by the U.N. agency on developments regarding refugees , internally displaced people , asylum seekers and stateless people . CNN reports shows slight decline in global refugee numbers to 1.8 million in 2008 . But numbers set to rise in 2008 because of Pakistan , Somalia , Pakistan conflicts . Pakistan hosted the largest number of refugees in the world at 1.8 million . Around 2 million refugees returned home in 2009 .
CNN reports shows slight decline in global refugee numbers to 1.8 million in 2008 . But numbers set to rise in 2008 because of Pakistan , Somalia , Pakistan conflicts . Pakistan hosted the largest number of refugees in the world at 1.8 million . Around 2 million refugees returned home in 2009 .