Group of 7 countries (G7) Compared by People > Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum
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 asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.".
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Interesting observations about People > Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum
- Germany ranked first for migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum amongst Christian countries in 2009.
- Jordan ranked first for migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum amongst Muslim countries in 2009.
- Pakistan ranked first for migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum amongst Hot countries in 2009.
- United Kingdom ranked second for migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum amongst Europe in 2009.
- United States ranked second for migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum amongst High income OECD countries in 2009.
- Venezuela ranked first for migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum amongst Catholic countries in 2009.
- China ranked second for migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum amongst Emerging markets in 2009.
- Kenya ranked first for migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2009.
- Chad ranked first for migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum amongst Landlocked countries in 2009.
- France ranked third for migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum amongst European Union in 2009.