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There are many misconceptions and myths about refugees, where they come from, who actually qualifies as a refugee and which countries they come from. For example, what’s the difference between an asylum-seeker and a refugee? The two terms are often confused: an asylum-seeker is someone who says he or she is a refugee, but whose claim has not yet been definitively evaluated. Or, what is a stateless person? These are people who aren’t considered to be a citizen of any country, including the one they were born in. Stateless people often don’t enjoy the same rights as citizens—such as the right to vote or to access education or healthcare.


Here are some of the important facts and figures on refugees:


2014 top ten refugee hosting countries


Total 7.5 million


More than 50% of refugees live in urban areas


51.2 million


forcibly displaced people worldwide


16.7 million refugees under UNHCR care


Pakistan Lebanon Iran Turkey Jordan Ethiopia Kenya Chad Uganda China


Syrian refugee figure is a Government estimate. The 300,000 Vietnamese refugees are well integrated and in practice receive protection from the Government of China.


Statistics from mid-year in 2014. 4 / UNHCR


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