Refugee
A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a person who has lost the protection of their country of origin and who cannot or is unwilling to return there due to well-founded fear of persecution. Such a person may be called an asylum seeker until granted refugee status by the contracting state or the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) if they formally make a claim for asylum.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 35.3 million (29.4 million under the mandate of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and 5.9 million under UNRWA's mandate | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.0 million |
| Europe and North Asia | 12.4 million |
| Asia and the Pacific | 6.8 million |
| Middle East and North Africa | 2.4 million |
| Americas | 800,000 |
| Legal status of persons |
|---|
| Birthright |
| Nationality |
| Immigration |
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