Refugees , Asylees, And Immigrants Worldwide Refugee: One who flees in search of refuge, as in times of war, political oppression, or religious persecution.
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Refugees , Asylees, And Immigrants Worldwide Refugee: One who flees in search of refuge, as in times of war, political oppression, or religious persecution. Nations With the Greatest Number of Refugees National Refugee Population End-2000 2500000 2,001,470 2000000 1,868,000 1500000 906,000 1000000 680,860 508,220 484,390 427,210 414,930 500000 332,510 0 Pakistan Iran Germany Tanzania United States Yugoslavia Guinea Sudan Democratic Republic of Congo Nations with the Greatest Concentration of Refugees The number of refugees a nation has is only part of the story. The concentration of refugees varies with the size of the host country’s population. When refugees represent a higher proportion of the nation’s population, the nation feels refugees’ presence and needs more acutely. Refugees Per 1000 Inhabitants 60 52.4 50 45.9 40.6 40 26.7 30 19.4 20 14.2 13.3 11 10 1.8 Co ng o Su da n ea G ui n la via Yu go s at es St te d Un i Ta nz an ia an y G er m Ira n Pa kis ta n 0 Country Ita Lu ly xe m bo Ne ur g th er la nd s Po rtu ga l Sp a S w in Un ee ite de d n Ki ng do m Au st ria Be lg iu m De nm ar k Fi nl an d G er m an y G re ec e Ire la nd Number of Refugees Refugees in Europe National Refugee Population 900000 825000 750000 675000 600000 525000 450000 375000 300000 225000 150000 75000 0 Concentration of Refugees in Europe Re fuge e s pe r 1000 inhabitants 20 17.8 18 16 14 11 12 9.2 10 8 6 4 2 3.7 2.9 2.6 2.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.7 0 0.2 0 m do ng Ki d te ni n U de ee Sw n ai l Sp ga s rtu nd Po rl a he rg et ou N b m xe Lu ly Ita d n la Ire e ec re y G an m er G nd a nl k Fi a r m en D um i lg Be ia r st Au Asylee: A person in a foreign country or at the port of entry of a foreign country who is found to be unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality, or to seek the protection of his or her country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution. Persecution or the fear thereof must be based on the individual’s race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.* *Based upon U.S. INS Definition Countries Receiving the Most Asylum Applicants Number of Assylum Applicants Industrialized Countries with the Greatest Number of Asylum Applicants Australia 200000 Canada Japan New Zealand 150000 United States Austria Belgium 100000 France Germany Netherlands 50000 Sweeden United Kingdom 0 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Year 1999 2000 2001 National Origin of Asylum Seekers in Industrialized Countries Origin of Asylum Seekers in Industrialized Countries, Jan.-June 2002 Number of Assylum Seekers 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 Bosnia Georgia Angola Armenia Pakistan Sri Lanka Algeria Somalia Iran Nigeria India Congo Mexico Colombia Russia China Yugoslavia Turkey Afghanistan Iraq Country of Origin National Origin of Asylum Seekers in Europe Over Time Origin of Asylum Applicants Arriving in the European Union 90000 Number of Applicants 80000 Yugoslavia 70000 Iraq 60000 Turkey 50000 Afghanistan 40000 Somalia Iran 30000 Russian Federation 20000 Sri Lanka 10000 0 1999 2000 Years 2001 Immigrant: A person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there. OECD Countries Receiving the Most Immigrants Inflow of Foreign Population 900 800 Number of Immigrants, In Thousands 700 600 USA* Germany Japan UK Italy Canada* France 500 400 300 200 100 0 1998 Notes: * = Permanent inflows 1999 2000 Immigrant Remittances in 2001 Most immigrants remain connected with their country of origin. Many send part of the money they make back to people in their former country. Ph Ind ilip ia pi n M es or oc co Eg yp t T Do Ba ur k m in ng ey ica la n des Re h p ub El S a lic lv ad o Jo r Co rda lo n m Pa bia kis t Ec a n ua do Ye r m Th en ai Sr lan iL d an ka Br In azi do l ne sia ex ic o 11,000 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 M In Millions of Dollars Nations that Received the Greatest Dollar Amount in Remittances Sent Home in 2001 Importance of Immigrant Remittances While other countries may have received greater dollar amounts in remittances, other countries depend on remittances more as revealed by the large portion of the GDP that these remittances comprise. Remittances as a Percentage of a Nation's GDP, 2001 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% Su da n Jo rd an Le so th o Al ba ni a Ye m en El . Sa lv ad or M ol do va Ni ca ra gu a Ja m ai ca Do Ec m in ica ua d or n Re pu bl ic M or oc co Ho nd ur as Ph ilip pi ne s Sr iL an ka 0% In Sum: Inflow of Foreign Population According to the OECD, during the past decade the number of refugees, asylees, and immigrants moving to just Europe, Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia has totaled between 2.5 million to 4 million people annually. In the year 2000, the inflow in foreign population to Europe and the nations listed above was 3,318,000 people strong. Total inflow of Foreign Population to Selected OECD Countries Over Time Number of Immigrants in Thousands 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Sources: • Slides 3, 4, 5, 6, 10: “Population Data Unit, UNHCR, Geneva”, European Council on Refugees and Exiles • Slide 8: “Population Data Unit, UNHCR, Geneva”, UNHCR Statistics • Slide 9: “Asylum Trends in 28 Industrialized Countries”, UNHCR Statistics • Slides 12-15: “Trends in International Migration,” OECD/SOPEMI