Asylum Seekers
47.3
0.4
DEFINITION:
Thousands of asylum seekers coming into a nation in 2001.
SOURCE:
OECD
Ranked 4th. 117 times more than Japan
Ranked 27th.
Asylum Seekers > 1990-99
296.9
1.1
DEFINITION:
Total number of asylum seekers between the years 1980 and 1989.
SOURCE:
OECD
Ranked 5th. 269 times more than Japan
Ranked 18th.
Asylum seekers acceptance rates > 1990-99
20%
9.2%
DEFINITION:
% of asylum seekers accepted between the years 1990 and 1999.
SOURCE:
OECD
Ranked 11th. 117% more than Japan
Ranked 18th.
Foreign population
5.6
1.3
DEFINITION:
Foreign population as % of total population ; data for 2000
SOURCE:
OECD
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Japan
Ranked 23rd.
Foreign population inflow
119.3 thousand
345.8 thousand
DEFINITION:
Inflows of foreign population into selected OECD countries in 2000. Data from population registers are not fully comparable because the criteria governing who gets registered differ from country to country. Counts for the Netherlands , Norway and especially Germany include substantial numbers of asylum seekers . For more details on sources, refer to the notes at the end of the Annex to the OECD statistics.
SOURCE:
OECD
Ranked 5th.
Ranked 2nd. 190% more than France
immigrant population > Immigrants as percentage of state population
10.18
1.599
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of countries by immigrant population
Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Japan
Ranked 135th.
immigrant population > Number of immigrants
6,471,000
2,048,000
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of countries by immigrant population
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Japan
Ranked 20th.
immigrant population > Percentage of total number of immigrants in the world
3.468
1.098
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of countries by immigrant population
Net migration rate
1.52 migrant(s)/1,000 populati
0 migrant(s)/1,000 populati
DEFINITION:
The difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. High levels of migration can cause problems such as increasing unemployment and potential ethnic strife (if people are coming in) or a reduction in the labor force, perhaps in certain key sectors (if people are leaving).
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 52nd in 2007.
Ranked 93rd in 2007.
New citizenships
150 thousand
15 thousand
DEFINITION:
Thousands of people who acquired nationality in 2000. Statistics cover all means of acquiring the nationality of a country, except where otherwise indicated. These include standard naturalisation procedures subject to age, residency, etc. criteria, as well as situations where nationality is acquired through a declaration or by option (following marriage, adoption, or other situations related to residency or descent), recovery of former nationality and other special means of acquiring the nationality of a country. For more details on sources, refer to the notes at the end of the OECD Annex.
SOURCE:
OECD
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Japan
Ranked 13th.
New citizenships (per $ GDP)
0.1 per $1 billion
0.004 per $1 billion
DEFINITION:
Thousands of people who acquired nationality in 2000. Statistics cover all means of acquiring the nationality of a country, except where otherwise indicated. These include standard naturalisation procedures subject to age, residency, etc. criteria, as well as situations where nationality is acquired through a declaration or by option (following marriage, adoption, or other situations related to residency or descent), recovery of former nationality and other special means of acquiring the nationality of a country. For more details on sources, refer to the notes at the end of the OECD Annex. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
SOURCE:
OECD
Ranked 9th. 21 times more than Japan
Ranked 20th.
Refugees
140,200
2,020
DEFINITION:
Refugees (number in each country, 1990-99)
SOURCE:
United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Ranked 27th. 68 times more than Japan
Ranked 80th.
Refugees > Convention on refugees
23 Jun 1954
3 Oct 1981 a
DEFINITION:
Date of ratification of the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees . "a" denotes accession. "d" denotes succession.
SOURCE:
United Nations Treaty Collection
Refugees > Inflow 1990-99
130
42
DEFINITION:
Number of refugees accepted by each country between the years 1990 and 1999.
SOURCE:
OECD
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Japan
Ranked 13th.
US visa lottery winners
313 US visa lottery winners
1,291 US visa lottery winners
DEFINITION:
The annual United States Diversity Visa program makes permanent residence visas available to persons meeting the strict eligibility requirements. Applicants for Diversity Visas are chosen by a computer-generated random lottery drawing. The visas are distr
SOURCE:
US Department of State: Bureau of Consular Affairs
Ranked 50th.
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than France
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