Former Spanish colonies Compared by People > Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Per capita
DEFINITION:
Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation 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." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Venezuela | 7.62 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
2 | Ecuador | 7.28 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
3 | Panama | 5.11 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
4 | Costa Rica | 4.32 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
5 | Chile | 0.098 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
6 | Bolivia | 0.072 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
7 | Argentina | 0.07 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
8 | Dominican Republic | 0.058 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
9 | Cuba | 0.046 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
10 | Uruguay | 0.042 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
11 | Peru | 0.037 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
12 | Nicaragua | 0.025 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
13 | Paraguay | 0.011 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
=14 | Guatemala | 0.01 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
=14 | Mexico | 0.01 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
16 | El Salvador | 0.005 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
17 | Colombia | 0.004 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
18 | Honduras | 0.003 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
19 | Philippines | 0.001 per 1,000 people | 2008 |