Former French colonies Compared by People > Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin > Per capita
DEFINITION:
Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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Interesting observations about People > Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin > Per capita
- 3 of the top 4 countries by migration > refugee population by country or territory of origin > per capita are Hot countries.
- 2 of the top 3 countries by migration > refugee population by country or territory of origin > per capita are Muslim.
- 5 of the top 7 countries by migration > refugee population by country or territory of origin > per capita are Sub-Saharan African.
- 5 of the top 8 countries by migration > refugee population by country or territory of origin > per capita are Christian.
- 2 of the top 3 countries by migration > refugee population by country or territory of origin > per capita are Former British Colonies'.
- 2 of the top 3 countries by migration > refugee population by country or territory of origin > per capita are Sparsely populated.
- All of the bottom 13 countries by migration > refugee population by country or territory of origin > per capita are High income OECD.
- Bhutan has ranked in the top 3 for migration > refugee population by country or territory of origin > per capita since 1996.
- 3 of the top 6 countries by migration > refugee population by country or territory of origin > per capita are Landlocked.
- Finland has ranked second last for migration > refugee population by country or territory of origin > per capita since 2007.
