Data from the UNHCR includes "Venezuelans displaced abroad" in refugee totals, which catapults Colombia into the second highest refugee host country spot. Excludes Palestine refugees under UNRWA's mandate.
Acting as a geographical stepping stone to the European Union for the millions fleeing the conflict in neighboring Syria, Turkey is home to by far the largest amount of refugees at 3.7 million. Colombia, neighbor of crisis-hit Venezuela hosts the second largest amount - 1.7 million.
According to UNHCR: "For nine consecutive years, persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations and events seriously disturbing public order have fuelled an increase in the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide, a figure that stood at 82.4 million at the end of 2020. This worrisome trend has continued well into 2021. Six months into the year, the number of refugees under UNHCR’s mandate had surpassed 20.8 million (an increase of 172,000)"
More details at UNHCR here
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The following data is based off of Pew Research's "The 10 largest refugee crises in recent times (since 1960), by number and population share." Note: Ukraine's refugee count and population share values are updated to reflect counts as of April 19, 2022 from the UNHCR. End dates that are blank are ongoing events.
Total number of refugees admitted to the United States in 2021 by their country of nationality. Refugee data is from the Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System (WRAPS) of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the U.S. Department of State.
Notes: Excludes Amerasian immigrants. Numbers in this table may differ from previously published figures due to updating of data series.
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