FACTOID # 1: The top five countries of origin for refugees are all in Africa.
 
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Immigration Statistics > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Uruguay (historical data)

VIEW DATA:   Values  
Definition     Source      Printable version   
Date   Amount    Rank   
2005   121    #130   
2004   97    #134   
2003   91    #134   
2002   99    #134   
2001   90    #132   
2000   79    #132   
1999   87    #134   
1998   163    #126   
1997   133    #127   
1996   138    #128   
1995   132    #126   


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 Organization 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 a refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided with temporary protection. Asylum seekers are people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are otherwise registered as asylum seekers. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed.

 

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