2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook. A.1 Population of concern to UNHCR by region of asylum, (thousands)

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1 A.1 Population of concern to UNHCR by region of asylum, (thousands) See Annexes D.1, D.2 and D.4 for regional classifications. A. UN major areas Region Africa 4, , , , ,094.9 Asia 8, , , , ,922.5 Europe 5, , , , ,689.5 Latin America and the Caribbean , , , ,514.2 North America 1, , Oceania Various/unknown Total 20, , , , ,020.4 B. UNHCR Regional Bureaux/Operations Region Central Asia, South West Asia, North Africa and the Middle East 6, , , , ,912.7 East and Horn of Africa 1, , , ,105.3 Central Africa and the Great Lakes 1, , , , ,359.2 West Africa , , , ,031.0 Southern Africa The Americas 1, , , , ,229.8 Asia and Pacific 1, , , , ,207.5 Europe 6, , , , ,740.4 Various/unknown Total 20, , , , , Africa 3, , , , ,929.9 C. Regional classification - Millennium Development Goals Region Developed regions 3, , , , ,411.5 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) 2, , , , , CIS (Europe) 1, CIS (Asia) 1, , , , ,222.1 Developing regions 13, , , , , Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 3, , , , , Latin America and the Caribbean 1, , , , , Eastern Asia South Asia 4, , , , , South-eastern Asia Western Asia 2, , , , , Oceania Various/unknown Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 3, , , , ,520.1 Small island developing states (SIDS) Least developed countries (LDCs) 4, , , , ,236.0 Total 20, , , , ,

2 A.2 Population of concern to UNHCR by country/territory of asylum/residence, (thousands) See Table I.1 for explanations and methods of estimation for selected industrialized countries. Country or territory Country or territory of asylum (residence) of asylum (residence) Afghanistan 1, , , Gambia Albania Georgia Algeria Germany 1, , , Angola Ghana Argentina Greece Armenia Guatemala Australia Guinea Austria Guinea-Bissau Azerbaijan Haiti Bahamas Honduras Bahrain Hong Kong SAR, China Bangladesh Hungary Belarus Iceland Belgium India Belize Indonesia Benin Iraq ,634.3 Bolivia Ireland Bosnia and Herzegovina Islamic Rep. of Iran 1, , , Botswana Israel Brazil Italy Bulgaria Jamaica Burkina Faso Japan Burundi Jordan Cambodia Kazakhstan Cameroon Kenya Canada Kuwait Central African Rep Kyrgyzstan Chad Lao People's Dem. Rep Chile Latvia China Lebanon Colombia , , ,000.2 Lesotho Comoros Liberia Congo Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Costa Rica Liechtenstein Côte d'ivoire Lithuania Croatia Luxembourg Cuba Madagascar Cyprus Malawi Czech Rep Malaysia Dem. Rep. of the Congo Mali Denmark Malta Djibouti Mauritania Dominican Rep Mauritius Ecuador Mexico Egypt Moldova El Salvador Mongolia Equatorial Guinea Morocco Eritrea Mozambique Estonia Myanmar Ethiopia Namibia Finland Nepal France Netherlands Gabon New Zealand

3 A.2 Population of concern to UNHCR by country/territory of asylum/residence, (thousands) See Table I.1 for explanations and methods of estimation for selected industrialized countries. Country or territory Country or territory of asylum (residence) of asylum (residence) Nicaragua Spain Niger Sri Lanka Nigeria Sudan ,048.3 Norway Suriname Occupied Palest. Territ Swaziland Oman Sweden Pakistan 2, , , , ,088.1 Switzerland Panama Syrian Arab Rep Papua New Guinea Tajikistan Paraguay TfYR Macedonia Peru Thailand Philippines Timor-Leste Poland Togo Portugal Tunisia Qatar Turkey Rep. of Korea Turkmenistan Romania Uganda Russian Federation 1, Ukraine Rwanda United Arab Emirates Sao Tome and Principe United Kingdom Saudi Arabia United Rep. of Tanzania Senegal United States Serbia and Montenegro Uruguay Sierra Leone Uzbekistan Singapore Venezuela (Boliv. Rep. of) Slovakia Viet Nam Slovenia Yemen Solomon Islands Zambia Somalia Zimbabwe South Africa Various/unknown Total 20, , , , ,

4 A.3 Population of concern to UNHCR by region of origin, (thousands) See Annexes D.1, D.2 and D.4 for regional classifications. A. UN major areas Region Africa 4, , , , ,561.5 Asia 9, , , , ,369.2 Europe 3, , , , ,621.3 Latin America and the Caribbean 1, , , , ,771.0 North America Oceania Stateless , ,397.9 Various/unknown 1, Total 20, , , , ,020.4 B. UNHCR Regional Bureaux/Operations Region Central Asia, South West Asia, North Africa and the Middle East 6, , , , ,779.0 East and Horn of Africa 1, , , , ,729.0 Central Africa and the Great Lakes 1, , , , ,319.9 West Africa , , , ,091.7 Southern Africa The Americas 1, , , , ,717.2 Asia and Pacific 1, , , , ,518.0 Europe 4, , , , ,857.1 Stateless , ,397.9 Various/unknown 1, Total 20, , , , , Africa 4, , , , ,454.8 C. Regional classification - Millennium Development Goals Region Developed regions 2, , , , ,061.1 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) 2, , , , , CIS (Europe) 1, , CIS (Asia) 1, , , , ,156.6 Developing regions 13, , , , , Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 4, , , , , Latin America and the Caribbean 1, , , , , Eastern Asia South Asia 6, , , , , South-eastern Asia Western Asia 1, , , , , Oceania Stateless , ,397.9 Various/unknown 1, Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 7, , , , ,172.8 Small island developing states (SIDS) Least developed countries (LDCs) 9, , , , ,878.6 Total 20, , , , ,

5 A.4 Population of concern to UNHCR by country/territory of origin, (thousands) See Table I.1 for explanations and methods of estimation for selected industrialized countries. Country or territory Country or territory of origin of origin Afghanistan 5, , , , ,192.2 Ecuador Albania Egypt Algeria El Salvador Andorra Equatorial Guinea Angola Eritrea Antigua and Barbuda Estonia Argentina Ethiopia Armenia Fiji Australia Finland Austria France Azerbaijan French Polynesia Bahamas Gabon Bahrain Gambia Bangladesh Georgia Barbados Germany Belarus Ghana Belgium Gibraltar Belize Greece Benin Grenada Bermuda Guatemala Bhutan Guinea Bolivia Guinea-Bissau Bosnia and Herzegovina Guyana Botswana Haiti Brazil Holy See (the) Brunei Darussalam Honduras Bulgaria Hong Kong SAR, China Burkina Faso Hungary Burundi Iceland Cambodia India Cameroon Indonesia Canada Iraq ,765.2 Cape Verde Ireland Cayman Islands Islamic Rep. of Iran Central African Rep Israel Chad Italy Chile Jamaica China Japan Colombia , , , ,540.1 Jordan Comoros Kazakhstan Congo Kenya Costa Rica Kiribati Côte d'ivoire Kuwait Croatia Kyrgyzstan Cuba Lao People's Dem. Rep Cyprus Latvia Czech Rep Lebanon DPR of Korea Lesotho Dem. Rep. of the Congo Liberia Denmark Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Djibouti Liechtenstein Dominica Lithuania Dominican Rep Luxembourg

6 A.4 Population of concern to UNHCR by country/territory of origin, (thousands) See Table I.1 for explanations and methods of estimation for selected industrialized countries. Country or territory Country or territory of origin of origin Macao SAR, China Serbia and Montenegro Madagascar Seychelles Malawi Sierra Leone Malaysia Singapore Maldives Slovakia Mali Slovenia Malta Solomon Islands Marshall Islands Somalia Mauritania South Africa Mauritius Spain Mexico Sri Lanka Micronesia (Fed. States o Sudan , ,567.6 Moldova Suriname Monaco Swaziland Mongolia Sweden Morocco Switzerland Mozambique Syrian Arab Rep Myanmar Tajikistan Namibia TfYR Macedonia Nauru Thailand Nepal Tibetans Netherlands Timor-Leste New Caledonia Togo New Zealand Tonga Nicaragua Trinidad and Tobago Niger Tunisia Nigeria Turkey Niue Turkmenistan Norway Turks and Caicos Islands Occupied Palest. Territ Tuvalu Oman Uganda Pakistan Ukraine Palau United Arab Emirates Panama United Kingdom Papua New Guinea United Rep. of Tanzania Paraguay United States Peru Uruguay Philippines Uzbekistan Poland Vanuatu Portugal Venezuela (Boliv. Rep. of) Qatar Viet Nam Rep. of Korea Western Irian Jaya Romania Western Sahara Russian Federation 1, Yemen Rwanda Zambia Saint Kitts and Nevis Zimbabwe Saint Lucia Stateless , ,397.9 Saint Vincent & the Gr Various/unknown 1, Samoa Total 20, , , , ,020.4 San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal

7 A.5 Refugee population by region of asylum, (thousands) See Annexes D.1, D.2 and D.4 for regional classifications. A. UN major areas Region Africa 4, , , , , , , , , ,767.6 Asia 4, , , , , , , , , ,502.5 Europe 3, , , , , , , , , ,747.4 Latin America and the Caribbean North America Oceania Total 13, , , , , , , , , ,662.0 B. UNHCR Regional Bureaux/Operations Region Central Asia, South West Asia, North Africa and the Middle East 3, , , , , , , , , ,725.2 East and Horn of Africa 1, , , , , Central Africa and the Great Lakes 1, , , , , , , ,193.7 West Africa 1, Southern Africa The Americas Asia and Pacific , Europe 3, , , , , , , , , ,975.5 Total 13, , , , , , , , , , Africa 4, , , , , , , , , ,571.4 C. Regional classification - Millennium Development Goals Region Developed regions 3, , , , , , , , , ,341.4 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) CIS (Europe) CIS (Asia) Developing regions 8, , , , , , , , , , Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 4, , , , , , , , , , Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia South Asia 3, , , , , , , , , , South-eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 1, , , , , , , , , ,331.3 Small island developing states (SIDS) Least developed countries (LDCs) 3, , , , , , , , , ,266.8 Total 13, , , , , , , , , ,

8 A.6 Refugee population by country/territory of asylum, (thousands) Country or territory of asylum (residence) Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Rep Chad Chile China Colombia Comores Congo Costa Rica Côte d'ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Rep Dem. Rep. of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia

9 A.6 Refugee population by country/territory of asylum, (thousands) Country or territory of asylum (residence) Georgia Germany 11 1, , Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Honduras Hong Kong SAR, China Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Rep. of) 2, , , , , , , , Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Dem. Rep Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao SAR, China Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger

10 A.6 Refugee population by country/territory of asylum, (thousands) Country or territory of asylum (residence) Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan 17 1, , , , , , , , , ,084.7 Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Rep. of Korea Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Lucia Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia and Montenegro Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Rep Tajikistan TfYR Macedonia Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United Rep. of Tanzania United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Boliv. Rep. of Viet Nam Yemen

11 A.6 Refugee population by country/territory of asylum, (thousands) Country or territory of asylum (residence) Zambia Zimbabwe Total 13, , , , , , , , , ,662.0 Notes The following country notes serve primarily to explain changes in the population, which are not due to new arrivals or returns. This table reflects the official sources for refugee statistics. Considering that only few industrialized countries maintain a refugee register, UNHCR has estimated the refugee population in a number of countries, based on recent refugee arrivals and recognition of asylum-seekers. Due to these differences in sources, definition and methods, Part C of the Annex provides a more solid basis for comparing the asylum and refugee experience between industrialized countries. 1 According to the Government of Algeria, there are an estimated 165,000 Sahrawi refugees in the Tindouf camps. 2 The decrease in the refugee population in 1998 is mainly due to a verification of records. 3 UNHCR estimates, based on the arrival of refugees and asylum-seeker recognition over a 5-year period ending with the reporting year. 4 UNHCR estimates, based on asylum-seeker recognition over a 10-year period ending with the reporting year. Official annual estimates of the population granted temporary protection have been included. 5 The decrease in the refugee population in 2000 is due to the naturalization of some 188,000 ethnic-azeri refugees from Armenia as well as a change in the statistical category of some 33,000 Uzbek citizens. 6 The figure for 1996 includes asylum-seekers. 7 UNHCR estimates , based on asylum-seeker recognition over a 10-year period ending with the reporting year. The data source and definition for the earlier years is unclear. They possibly include estimates from a central register. 8 The figure is a UNHCR estimate, based on the arrival of refugees and asylum-seeker recognition over a 10-year period ending with the reporting year. The data source and definition for the earlier years is unclear. 9 UNHCR estimates, based on the arrival of refugees and asylum-seeker recognition over a 10-year period ending with the reporting year. 10 The figures include an estimated 70,000 Palestinian refugees residing in the country. 11 Includes the categories "persons granted asylum and refugees recognized abroad", "quota refugees", "homeless foreigners", "family members of persons granted asylum", "civil war refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina" and "de facto refugees" (Source : Central Aliens Register). 12 UNHCR estimates since 1999, based on the arrival of refugees and asylum-seeker recognition over a 10-year period ending with the reporting year. The source and method of estimation prior to 1999 is unclear. 13 The decrease in the refugee population in 2003 is primarily due to the de-registration of some 77,000 Palestinian refugees. 14 Figure for 2003 refers to end Figures for 2002 and 2003 refer to end The increase in 1998 is due to the inclusion of some 45,000 Filipino refugees. The decrease in 2003 is due to a change in the statistical category of this group. 17 UNHCR figures for Pakistan only include Afghans living in camps who are assisted by UNHCR. According to a 2005 Government census and subsequent voluntary repatriation during the year, there are an additional 1.5 million Afghans living outside camps, some of whom may be refugees. Those Afghans living outside camps receive no UNHCR assistance except UNHCR-facilitated voluntary repatriation. 18 The figures include some 240,000 Palestinians who were not reported previously. 119

12 A.7 Refugee population by region of origin, (thousands) See Annexes D.1, D.2 and D.4 for regional classifications. A. UN major areas Region Africa 4, , , , , , , , , ,213.5 Asia 5, , , , , , , , , ,430.7 Europe 1, , , , , , , Latin America and the Caribbean North America Oceania Stateless Various/unknown 1, , , , , , Total 13, , , , , , , , , ,662.0 B. UNHCR Regional Bureaux/Operations Region Central Asia, South West Asia, North Africa and the Middle East 4, , , , , , , , , ,166.2 East and Horn of Africa 1, , , , , , , , , ,338.1 Central Africa and the Great Lakes 1, , , , , , ,087.8 West Africa 1, Southern Africa The Americas Asia and Pacific 1, , , , , , , Europe 2, , , , , , , , , ,123.8 Stateless Various/unknown 1, , , , , , Total 13, , , , , , , , , , Africa 4, , , , , , , , , ,065.3 C. Regional classification - Millennium Development Goals Region Developed regions 1, , , , , , Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) CIS (Europe) CIS (Asia) Developing regions 9, , , , , , , , , , Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 4, , , , , , , , , , Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia South Asia 3, , , , , , , , , , South-eastern Asia Western Asia , Oceania Stateless Various/unknown 1, , , , , , Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 4, , , , , , , , , ,383.1 Small island developing states (SIDS) Least developed countries (LDCs) 7, , , , , , , , , ,491.3 Total 13, , , , , , , , , ,

13 A.8 Refugee population by origin, (thousands) The origin is listed if the number of refugees was 5,000 or more in at least one year. Origin* Afghanistan 2, , , , , , , , , ,166.1 Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Bhutan Bosnia and Herzegovina Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Central African Rep Chad Chile China Colombia Congo Côte d'ivoire Croatia Cuba Czech Rep Dem. Rep. of the Congo Djibouti Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Ethiopia Georgia Ghana Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti India Indonesia Iraq Islamic Rep. of Iran Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Dem. Rep Lebanon Liberia Mali Mauritania Moldova Mozambique Myanmar Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Occupied Palestinian Territory Pakistan

14 A.8 Refugee population by origin, (thousands) The origin is listed if the number of refugees was 5,000 or more in at least one year. Origin* Peru Philippines Poland Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Senegal Serbia and Montenegro Sierra Leone Somalia Sri Lanka Stateless Sudan Syrian Arab Rep Tajikistan TfYR Macedonia Tibetans Timor-Leste Togo Turkey Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Viet Nam Western Sahara** Zimbabwe Note * Includes UNHCR estimates of refugees by origin in industrialized countries. See also Annex A.6. ** According to the Government of Algeria, there are an estimated 165,000 Sahrawi refugees in the Tindouf camps. 122

15 A.9 Refugee population by origin and country of asylum, (thousands) The origin is listed if the number of refugees was 5,000 or more in at least one year. Country or territory Origin of asylum (residence) Afghanistan Australia* Afghanistan Canada* Afghanistan Denmark* Afghanistan Germany Afghanistan India Afghanistan Islamic Rep. of Iran 1, , , , , , , Afghanistan Netherlands* Afghanistan Pakistan** 1, , , , , , , , , ,084.2 Afghanistan Tajikistan Afghanistan Turkmenistan Afghanistan United Kingdom* Afghanistan United States* Afghanistan Uzbekistan Algeria Germany Angola Congo Angola Dem. Rep. of the Congo Angola Namibia Angola South Africa Angola Zambia Armenia Azerbaijan Armenia United States* Azerbaijan Armenia Azerbaijan Germany Azerbaijan Russian Federation Bangladesh India Bhutan Nepal Bosnia and Herzegovina Australia* Bosnia and Herzegovina Austria* Bosnia and Herzegovina Canada* Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Denmark* Bosnia and Herzegovina Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina Italy* Bosnia and Herzegovina Netherlands* Bosnia and Herzegovina Norway* Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia and Montenegro Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina Sweden* Bosnia and Herzegovina Switzerland Bosnia and Herzegovina TfYR Macedonia Bosnia and Herzegovina United States* Burundi Dem. Rep. of the Congo Burundi Rwanda Burundi United Rep. of Tanzania Cambodia France Cambodia Thailand Cambodia Viet Nam Central African Rep. Chad Central African Rep. Dem. Rep. of the Congo Chad Cameroon Chad Central African Rep Chad Sudan Chile Sweden* China Canada* China Germany China India China United States* Colombia Canada* Colombia Costa Rica Colombia Ecuador

16 A.9 Refugee population by origin and country of asylum, (thousands) The origin is listed if the number of refugees was 5,000 or more in at least one year. Country or territory Origin of asylum (residence) Colombia United States* Congo Dem. Rep. of the Congo Congo Gabon Côte d'ivoire Guinea Côte d'ivoire Liberia Croatia Australia* Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Italy* Croatia Serbia and Montenegro Croatia United States* Cuba United States* Czech Rep. Germany Dem. Rep. of the Congo Angola Dem. Rep. of the Congo Burundi Dem. Rep. of the Congo Canada* Dem. Rep. of the Congo Central African Rep Dem. Rep. of the Congo Congo Dem. Rep. of the Congo France Dem. Rep. of the Congo Germany Dem. Rep. of the Congo Rwanda Dem. Rep. of the Congo South Africa Dem. Rep. of the Congo Uganda Dem. Rep. of the Congo United Kingdom* Dem. Rep. of the Congo United Rep. of Tanzania Dem. Rep. of the Congo Zambia Dem. Rep. of the Congo Zimbabwe Djibouti Ethiopia El Salvador Belize Eritrea Ethiopia Eritrea Sudan Ethiopia Germany Ethiopia Kenya Ethiopia Sudan Ethiopia Sweden* Ethiopia United Kingdom* Ethiopia United States* Georgia Russian Federation Ghana Germany Ghana Togo Guatemala Mexico Haiti United States* India Germany India United States* Indonesia Malaysia Indonesia Papua New Guinea Iraq Australia* Iraq Canada* Iraq Denmark* Iraq Germany Iraq Islamic Rep. of Iran Iraq Netherlands* Iraq Norway* Iraq Saudi Arabia Iraq Sweden* Iraq Syrian Arab Rep Iraq United Kingdom* Iraq United States* Islamic Rep. of Iran Canada* Islamic Rep. of Iran Germany Islamic Rep. of Iran Iraq