Potential Future EU Members Compared by People > Refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000
DEFINITION:
Refugee population by country or territory of origin. 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 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 origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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Interesting observations about People > Refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000
- Somalia ranked first for refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000 globally in 2011.
- 34 of the bottom 146 countries by refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000 are Heavily indebted.
- 8 of the bottom 144 countries by refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000 are OPEC.
- 18 of the bottom 195 countries by refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000 are Middle East and North African.
- 39 of the bottom 194 countries by refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000 are Catholic.
- 102 of the bottom 194 countries by refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000 are Christian.
- 3 of the bottom 45 countries by refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000 are Religious.
- 13 of the bottom 197 countries by refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000 are South and Central Asian.
- 42 of the bottom 197 countries by refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000 are Landlocked.
- 7 of the bottom 44 countries by refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000 are Former British Colonies'.