People > Migration > Refugees > US applications: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Number of refugee status applications filed in the United States in 2002, listed by country of chargeability.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 24,458 | 2002 | |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 14,585 | 2002 | |
| 3 | Liberia | 13,283 | 2002 | |
| 4 | Cuba | 6,419 | 2002 | |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,036 | 2002 | |
| 6 | Ukraine | 3,959 | 2002 | |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 3,878 | 2002 | |
| 8 | Sudan | 3,680 | 2002 | |
| 9 | Iran | 2,727 | 2002 | |
| 10 | Vietnam | 2,361 | 2002 | |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 2,138 | 2002 | |
| 12 | Russia | 1,748 | 2002 | |
| 13 | Iraq | 1,583 | 2002 | |
| 14 | Eritrea | 738 | 2002 | |
| 15 | Belarus | 548 | 2002 | |
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 492.53 | 2002 | ||
| 16 | Croatia | 307 | 2002 | |
| 17 | Armenia | 265 | 2002 | |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 246 | 2002 | |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 209 | 2002 | |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 180 | 2002 | |
| 21 | Rwanda | 151 | 2002 | |
| 22 | Moldova | 139 | 2002 | |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 112 | 2002 | |
| 24 | Burundi | 80 | 2002 | |
| 25 | Congo, Republic of the | 78 | 2002 | |
| 26 | Estonia | 76 | 2002 | |
| 27 | Latvia | 54 | 2002 | |
| 28 | Togo | 45 | 2002 | |
| =29 | Nigeria | 33 | 2002 | |
| =29 | Georgia | 33 | 2002 | |
| 31 | Lithuania | 25 | 2002 | |
| =32 | Algeria | 21 | 2002 | |
| =32 | The Gambia | 21 | 2002 | |
| 34 | Tajikistan | 19 | 2002 | |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 16 | 2002 | |
| 36 | Tanzania | 15 | 2002 | |
| 37 | Angola | 12 | 2002 | |
| =38 | Cambodia | 11 | 2002 | |
| =38 | Yemen | 11 | 2002 | |
| =40 | Burma | 10 | 2002 | |
| =40 | Sri Lanka | 10 | 2002 | |
| 42 | Cameroon | 9 | 2002 | |
| 43 | Senegal | 8 | 2002 | |
| =44 | Djibouti | 7 | 2002 | |
| =44 | Ghana | 7 | 2002 | |
| =44 | Pakistan | 7 | 2002 | |
| =47 | Central African Republic | 6 | 2002 | |
| =47 | Lebanon | 6 | 2002 | |
| =47 | Egypt | 6 | 2002 | |
| =50 | China | 5 | 2002 | |
| =50 | Turkmenistan | 5 | 2002 | |
| =50 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2002 | |
| 53 | Syria | 4 | 2002 | |
| =54 | Kenya | 3 | 2002 | |
| =54 | Thailand | 3 | 2002 | |
| 56 | Israel | 2 | 2002 | |
| =57 | Laos | 1 | 2002 | |
| =57 | Uganda | 1 | 2002 | |
| =57 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2002 | |
| =57 | Zambia | 1 | 2002 | |
| =57 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 2002 | |
| =57 | Germany | 1 | 2002 | |
| =57 | Poland | 1 | 2002 | |
| =57 | Albania | 1 | 2002 |