OPEC countries Compared by People > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum per 1000
DEFINITION:
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. 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 asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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Interesting observations about People > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum per 1000
- Jordan ranked first for refugee population by country or territory of asylum per 1000 amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2011.
- 29 of the bottom 72 countries by refugee population by country or territory of asylum per 1000 are Christian.
- 63 of the bottom 120 countries by refugee population by country or territory of asylum per 1000 are Hot countries.
- 17 of the bottom 108 countries by refugee population by country or territory of asylum per 1000 are Sub-Saharan African.
- 12 of the bottom 54 countries by refugee population by country or territory of asylum per 1000 are Densely populated.
- 38 of the bottom 184 countries by refugee population by country or territory of asylum per 1000 are Sparsely populated.
