Core units: Exemplar Year 10 Illustration 3: Refugee migration Refugee migration 2: Data analysis The global picture At the end of 2010, there were 43.7 million people forcibly displaced by persecution and conflict. Of these, 15.4 million were classified as refugees 10.55 million were refugees under the mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and 4.82 million were Palestinian refugees under the care of the UN Relief and Works Agency. Another 27.5 million people were displaced within the boundaries of their own country and 837,478 people were seeking asylum. Refugees Of the 10.55 million refugees under UNHCR s mandate, 75% come from just 10 countries of origin Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burma, Colombia, Sudan, Vietnam, Eritrea and China. Only 10 countries host 62% of these refugees. They include Pakistan, Iran, Syria, Germany, Jordan, Kenya and Chad. Australia currently hosts 21,805 refugees (0.21% of the global total). Asylum seekers During 2010, 440,409 asylum seekers were recognised as refugees. The countries with the most of these recognised refugees were Kenya, Ethiopia, Syria, Malaysia, Congo (DRC), Yemen, United States, Liberia, Canada and Sudan. Just 3,859 (0.88%) of the world's asylum seekers, were recognised as refugees in Australia. At the end of 2010, 837,478 people were seeking asylum. The countries who received the most asylum applications were South Africa, Kenya, France, Germany, Ethiopia, Sweden, United States, United Kingdom, Belgium and Ecuador. Australia received 10,955 asylum applications (0.45% of the global total). 1
Global refugee statistics Note: Inconsistencies may occur between tables due to variations in the data sources used. Forcibly displaced persons Refugees Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR Palestinian refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Number displaced 15.4 million 10.55 million 4.82 million Asylum seekers 837 478 Internally displaced persons Total Forced displacement 2010 Country of origin Refugees People in refugee-like situations Total 27.5 million 43.7 million Asylum seekers 1 Afghanistan 3 054 709 3 054 709 37 120 2 Iraq 1 683 575 1 683 579 29 956 3 Somalia 770 148 2 770 154 22 839 4 Congo (DRC) 476 693 476 693 43 090 5 Burma (Myanmar) 215 644 200 026 415 670 22 270 6 Colombia 113 233 282 344 395 577 60 355 7 Sudan 379 067 8137 387 288 23 713 8 Vietnam 338 698 338 698 1129 9 Eritrea 205 458 17 000 222 460 13 599 10 China 184 602 184 602 7746 Countries of origin of refugees under UNHCR's mandate (top ten) 2010 Country of asylum Total Per 1 000 Per $b GDP 2 Iran 1 073 366 14.5 8 1311.1 28 3 Syria 1 005 472 49.3 2 9362.1 4 4 Germany 594 269 7.2 17 202.1 54 5 Jordan 450 915 72.9 1 13 059.4 3 6 Kenya 402 905 9.9 10 6101.7 10 7 Chad 347 939 31.0 4 20 043.7 1 8 China 300 986 0.2 92 29.8 85 9 United States 264 574 0.9 73 18.1 96 10 United Kingdom 238 150 3.8 35 109.6 71 46 Australia 21 805 1.0 69 24.7 90 Refugees hosted (top ten) 2010 Note: Includes people in refugee-like situations. 2
Country of asylum Individual Group Total Per 1000 Per $b GDP 1 South Africa 180 637 180 637 3.60 7 344.76 11 2 Kenya 20 124 73 715 93 839 2.32 10 1421.11 4 3 France 80 207 80 207 1.28 17 37.38 34 4 Germany 48 589-48 589 0.59 31 16.52 48 5 Ethiopia 4441 42 749 47 190 0.57 33 547.94 7 6 Sweden 45 114 45 114 4.81 3 127.18 20 7 United States 42 971 42 971 0.14 49 2.93 86 8 United Kingdom 39 913 39 913 0.64 29 18.37 46 9 Belgium 33 140 33 140 3.09 9 84.04 22 10 Ecuador 31 369 31 369 2.17 11 272.81 15 25 Australia 10 955 10 955 0.49 35 12.42 51 Country of asylum Asylum applications (top ten) 2010 Individual Group Total Per 1000 Per $b GDP 1 Kenya 7646 73 715 81 361 2.01 4 1232.15 5 2 Ethiopia 3154 42 749 45 903 0.55 16 532.99 7 3 Syria 1161 21 062 22 223 1.09 8 206.92 12 4 Malaysia 22 050-22 050 0.78 11 53.21 16 5 Congo (DRC) 152 20 966 21 118 5.22 1 1234.39 4 6 Yemen 1165 18 355 19 520 0.81 10 307.91 9 7 United States 19 043-19 043 0.06 38 1.30 64 8 Liberia 182 18 091 18 273 4.57 2 10 806.03 1 9 Canada 12 305-12 305 0.36 22 9.25 37 10 Sudan 11 117 346 11 463 0.26 26 114.63 13 27 Australia 3859-3859 0.17 30 4.37 40 Asylum seekers recognised as refugees (top ten) 2010 3
Country of arrival Total Per million Per $b GDP 1 United States 71 362 229.92 3 4.87 5 2 Canada 12 098 355.65 2 9.09 2 3 Australia 8516 382.43 1 9.65 1 4 Sweden 1786 190.41 5 5.04 4 5 Norway 1097 224.65 4 4.30 6 6 United Kingdom 715 11.53 11 0.33 13 7 New Zealand 631 144.46 6 5.36 3 8 Finland 541 100.85 7 2.91 7 9 Denmark 495 89.19 8 2.45 8 10 Germany 469 5.70 13 0.16 16 11 Netherlands 431 25.94 9 0.64 9 12 France 407 6.48 12 0.19 14 13 Czech Republic 48 4.57 15 0.18 15 14 Portugal 33 3.09 17 0.13 17 15 Japan 27 0.21 21 0.01 22 16 Argentina 22 0.54 19 0.03 19 17 Brazil 21 0.11 22 0.01 21 18 Ireland 20 4.47 16 0.12 18 19 Uruguay 17 5.05 14 0.35 12 20 Paraguay 13 2.01 18 0.39 11 21 Iceland 6 18.74 10 0.51 10 21 Chile 6 0.35 20 0.02 20 Total 98 761 Refugee resettlement 2010 Region Resettlement needs Total 2010 resettlement Africa 56 578 32.9% 317 977 40.7% 17 002 23.3% Americas 6736 3.9% 27 024 3.5% 430 0.6% Asia 49 439 28.7% 131 772 16.9% 35 064 48.0% Europe 330 0.2% 357 0.0% 316 0.4% Middle East and South West Asia 50 600 29.4% 291 036 37.3% 20 139 27.6% Various 8513 4.9% 13 133 1.7% 142 0.2% Total 172 196 781 299 73 093 Projected global resettlement needs by region 2012 4
Global Australia % share Per capita Refugees hosted 10 549 412 21 805 0.21% 46 69 Asylum applications received 1 058 318 10 955 1.04% 25 35 Asylum applications pending 837 478 3760 0.45% 34 48 Asylum seekers recognised as refugees 440 409 3859 0.88% 27 30 Refugees resettled 98 761 8516 8.62% 3 1 Refugees recognised or resettled 539 170 12 375 2.30% 10 17 Refugees recognised, registered or resettled, 2003-10 Refugees hosted in 2010 and resettled 2001 10 8 402 394 109 619 1.30% 18 26 11 359 879 130 781 1.15% 22 24 Australia's role in refugee protection 2010 Source: All Data Tables used with permission of Refugee Council of Australia. Retrieved September 2012, from: http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au 5