Africa | 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.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa
Records
53
Source
Africa | Refugee population by country or territory of origin
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5747693 1990
5170460 1991
5427256 1992
6327397 1993
6768803 1994
5646513 1995
4377307 1996
3556139 1997
3427438 1998
3544225 1999
3785377 2000
3480944 2001
3549441 2002
3335861 2003
3242108 2004
3122873 2005
3065733 2006
2774715 2007
2652574 2008
2688688 2009
2830706 2010
3395226 2011
2012
Africa | 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.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa
Records
53
Source