Group of 7 countries (G7) Compared by People > Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > 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 asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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Interesting observations about People > Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Per capita
- All of the top 2 countries by migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum > per capita are Muslim.
- Jordan has had the highest migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum > per capita since 1995.
- All of the top 2 countries by migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum > per capita are Middle East and North African.
- All of the top 2 countries by migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum > per capita are Heavily indebted.
- 4 of the top 5 countries by migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum > per capita are Former French colonies'.
- Haiti has ranked last for migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum > per capita since 2007.
- Lebanon has ranked #2 in migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum > per capita since 1995.
- 50 of the top 84 countries by migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum > per capita are Christian.
- 10 of the top 18 countries by migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum > per capita are Hot countries.
- Germany ranked first for migration > refugee population by country or territory of asylum > per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2009.