Facts and Figures: Migra;on in the East African Community
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1 Facts and Figures: Migra;on in the East African Community In mid-2015, there were 217,360 refugees and 24,157 asylum seekers origina?ng from Burundi, and 78,948 IDPs. UNHCR announced that the number of Burundian refugees surpassed 250,000 in March RemiEance inflow: USD $49 million es?mated for 2015, steady since % of GDP in RemiEance oumlow: $7 million in 2013, up from $5 million in Data sources: UN DESA 2016, World Bank 2016, UNHCR 2016.! Average weekly arrivals: 1,000+ in Tanzania, 500+ in Uganda, 230+ in Rwanda and 200+ in DRC. According to UNHCR, Burundi hosted 54,126 refugees in mid-2015, nearly all of whom were from DRC, and 2,733 asylum seekers. 1
2 Facts and Figures: Migra;on in the East African Community Data sources: UN DESA 2016, World Bank 2016, UNHCR RemiEance inflow: USD $1,560 million es?mated for 2015, up from $1,441 million in % of GDP in RemiEance oumlow: $171 million in 2014, up from $16 million in According to UNHCR, in mid-2015, there were 552,272 refugees and 40,341 asylum seekers in Kenya, as well as 20,000 stateless persons. For the third year in a row, Kakuma received record numbers of refugees from South Sudan. By 2016, refugees and asylum seekers from Somalia were expected to represent nearly 70% of people of concern, followed by South Sudanese (20%) and Ethiopians (4%). There were 7,474 refugees and 3,278 asylum seekers from Kenya. UNHCR did not recognize any IDPs. 2
3 Facts and Figures: Migra;on in the East African Community RemiEance inflow: USD $128 million es?mated for 2015, the same as in % of GDP in RemiEance oumlow: $126 million in 2014, up from $53 million in According to UNHCR, in mid-2015, there were 132,743 refugees, mostly from DRC, and 253 asylum seekers residing in Rwanda. There were 76,898 refugees and 10,541 asylum seekers origina?ng from Rwanda. Over the past few years, thousands of refugees have returned to Rwanda. An addi?onal 10,000 were expected to do so in Data sources: UN DESA 2016, World Bank 2016, UNHCR
4 Facts and Figures: Migra;on in the East African Community In mid-2015, there were over 1.6 million South Sudanese internally displaced by the conflict that erupted in Juba in The overwhelming majority live in remote and oden inaccessible loca?ons. There were at least 744,102 refugees and 3,885 asylum seekers who originated from South Sudan. There were 265,887 refugees and 632 asylum seekers residing in South Sudan. Most were from Sudan; others were from Central African Republic, DRC and Ethiopia. Data sources: UN DESA 2016, UNHCR The World Bank does not have remifance data available. 4
5 Facts and Figures: Migra;on in the East African Community RemiEance inflow: USD $389 million es?mated for 2015, the same as in % of GDP in RemiEance oumlow: $98 million in 2014, down from $130 million in In mid-2015, there were 159,014 refugees and 1,150 asylum seekers residing in Tanzania. Most were from DRC and Burundi. UNHCR announced in March 2016 that 131,834 refugees from Burundi came to Tanzania in the past year, with more than 1,000 arriving weekly. There were 859 refugees and 1,395 asylum seekers origina?ng from Tanzania in mid Data sources: UN DESA 2016, World Bank 2016, UNHCR
6 Facts and Figures: Migra;on in the East African Community RemiEance inflow: USD $1,075 million es?mated for 2015, up from $887 million in % of GDP in RemiEance oumlow: $289 million in 2014, down from $371 million in According to UNHCR, in mid-2015, there were 428,397 refugees, mostly from DRC, South Sudan and Somalia, and 38,068 asylum seekers residing in Uganda. Nearly 2/3 arrived within the previous five years in successive waves following periods of conflict and insecurity in the respec?ve countries of origin. There were 7,185 refugees and 6,123 asylum seekers origina?ng from Uganda. UNHCR did not recognize any IDPs. Data sources: UN DESA 2016, World Bank 2016, UNHCR
7 , 6 % female Interna;onal Migrant Stock at Mid Year, including Percentage of Females ,5 %female 42, 4 % female 44, 1 % female 44, 8 % female Es;mated Refugee Stock at Mid-Year as Percentage of All Interna;onal Migrants RemiEance inflow: USD $ 28 million is es?mated in 2016, down from USD $ 31 million in ,2 % of GDP in RemiEance oumlow: USD $ 96 million in 2015, up from USD $ million in , 3 % female ,4 % 0,7 % 6,2 % 3,5 % 2,5 % 1,7 % Migrant OuMlow (Na;onals Abroad) , % female 32, 5% female 39 % female 40, 1 % female 40 % female , 7 % female UNHCR: in June 2015, there were 2,164 refugees residing in Botswana and 248 asylum seekers, mostly Somali and also Congolese, Namibian, Zimbabwean, Burundian and Ethiopian. There were 236 refugees and 116 asylum seekers from Botswana. The interna;onal migrant stock consists mainly of persons coming from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, India and UK. Botswana is a source, transit, and des;na;on country for irregular migra?on and trafficking especially women and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor.
8 Interna;onal Migrant Stock at Mid Year, including Percentage of Females 279,029 48,8 % female 244,338 48,7 % female 321, ,1 % female 252, , 1 % female RemiEance inflow: USD $ 55 million is es?mated in 2016, down from $58 million in , 3 % of GDP in , , 4 % female 127, , 6 % female Es;mated Refugee Stock at Mid-Year as Percentage of All Interna;onal Migrants 137, , 3 %% 129, , 2 % 228, , 2 % , 6 % , 0 % , 3 % Migrant OuMlow (Na;onals Abroad) ,7 % female % female ,9 % female % female % female % female RemiEance oumlow: 81 million in 2014, up from $ 77 million in According to UNHCR, By the end of 2015, Zambia hosted 26, 447 refugees and 2, 411 asylum seekers. Zambia has two refugee seflements, Meheba and Mayukwayukwa. The majority of the refugees come from Angola, DRC, Rwanda and Burundi. In 2015, Zambia received more than 1,700 refugees and asylum seekers from Burundi.
9 Interna;onal Migrant Stock at Mid Year, including Percentage of Females , 0 % female , 8 % female , 3 % female , 0 % female RemiEance inflow: USD $ 184 is es?mated in 2016, down from USD $ 196 million in 2015 but up from USD $ 155 in ,3 % of GDP in , 2 % female , 6 % female Es;mated Refugee Stock at Mid-Year as Percentage of All Interna;onal Migrants 420 0,3 % 128 0,1 % 207 0,1 % , 0 % ,9 % ,0 % Migrant OuMlow (Na;onals Abroad) , 2 % female 39 % female 38 % female 37, 5 % female ,8 % female , 8 female RemiEance oumlow: USD $ 192 million in 2015, down from USD $ 194 million in According to UNHCR in Mid-2015 there were, 5,622 refugees and 14, 825 asylum seekers in Mozambique. In early 2016, there were ca refugees from Mozambique fleeing violence and conflict to Kapise camp in Malawi. In 2016, there were 61, 000 new internal displacements due to natural disasters.
10 Interna;onal Migrant Stock at Mid Year, including Percentage of Females , 6 % female , 9 % Es;mated Refugee Stock at Mid-Year as Percentage of All Interna;onal Migrants , 1 % , 5 % 1 0,0 % 1 0, 0 %% 0 0,0 % No data Migrant OuMlow (Na;onals Abroad) , 9 % female , 4 % female , 3 % female , 5 % female % female % female RemiEance inflow: USD $ 320 is es?mated in 2016, down from USD $ 366 million in , 5 % of GDP in No data available on remieance oumlow. According to UNHCR by the end of 2015 there were 31 refugees and 4 asylum seekers in Lesotho. The interna?onal migrants in Lesotho originate mainly from South Africa, Zimbabwe and USA. Lesotho is a source, transit and des?na?on country for trafficking including men, women and children.
11 Interna;onal Migrant Stock at Mid Year, including Percentage of Females 279, , 4 % female 244, , 7 % female 321, , 1 % female 252, , 1 % female 149, , 4 % female 127, , 6 % female Es;mated Refugee Stock at Mid-Year as Percentage of All Interna;onal Migrants 90, 000 7,7 % 101, , 1 % 15, 063 1,5 % 29, 714 2,5 % 57, 899 3,0 % 112, 192 3,6 % Migrant OuMlow (Na;onals Abroad) , 2 % female % female % female , 8 % female ,7 % female % female RemiEance inflow: USD $ 820 is es?mated in 2016, down from USD $ 825 million in ,3 % of GDP in RemiEance oumlow: USD $ 980 million in 2015, down from USD $ 1, 094 million in According to UNHCR, by the end of 2015 there were 121, 645 refugees and 1, 096, 063 asylum seekers in South Africa. SA is among the largest recipients of asylum claims in the world. Zimbabweans are the largest na?onality group among asylum seekers. Refugees in SA originate mainly from Somalia (41, 500), DRC (32, 600), Angola and Ethiopia.
12 Interna;onal Migrant Stock at Mid Year, including Percentage of Females , 9 % female , 9 % female Es;mated Refugee Stock at Mid-Year as Percentage of All Interna;onal Migrants ,4 % 712 2, 8 % 690 3,0 % 760 2,8 % 759 2,5 % 553 1, 8 % Migrant OuMlow (Na;onals Abroad) , 2 % female , 5 % female , 7 % female , 2 % female ,5 % female , 3 % female RemiEance inflow: USD $ 22 million is es?mated in 2016, down from USD $ 24 million in ,6 % of GDP in RemiEance oumlow: USD $ 7 million in 2014, down from USD $ 9 million in 2013 and USD $ 21 million in According to UNHCR by the end of 2015, there were 696 refugees and 268 asylum claims in Swaziland. The main countries of origin of migrants in 2013 were South Africa, Mozambique, USA, Lesotho and Burundi.
13 Informa;on Sources Sources for up-to-date migra?on sta?s?cs include but are not limited to the following: The United Na?ons Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Popula?on Division, maintains a migra?on database, with informa?on on total interna?onal migrant stock, sta?s?cs by age and sex, sta?s?cs by des?na?on and origin countries, etc. It was most recently updated with 2015 data; the previous update was in The Office of the United Na?ons High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has country and regional pages with informa?on on refugees, IDPs, stateless persons, etc., updated several ;mes per year. It produces other relevant publica?ons periodically. The World Bank updates remifance data annually. IOM produces World Migra?on Reports and other publica?ons; ILO and other agencies (e.g. UNODC, U.S. State Department) publish relevant data periodically as well. Addi?onal na?onal data can be found in census and other survey reports; in some cases, informa?on might be disaggregated by district/county/etc. Research: Academic and grey literature can provide more local-level informa?on regarding par?cular migrant groups, e.g. a 2013 IOM / Makerere University study es?mated the number of fisherfolk in Uganda. 13
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