UNHCR Statistical Yearbook 2002

Refugees, aslyum-seekers and other persons of concern: trends in displacement, protection and solutions

Contents

• Acknowledgements, Table of Contents, Main Findings, Introduction
• Chapter 1: Population Levels and Trends
• Chapter 2: Displacement and Durable Solutions
• Chapter 3: Asylum and Refugee Status Determination
• Chapter 4: Demographic Characteristics and Locations
• Chapter 5: Host Country Capacity and Contributions
• Chapter 6: Sources, Methods and Data Considerations
• Statistical Annex I

• Statistical Annex II
  

  Regional data sheets

  - select a region -WorldReg. clas.: United NationsAfricaAsiaEuropeLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth AmericaOceaniaReg. clas.: UNHCR Bureaux/OperationsCen.Asia, S.W.Asia, N.Africa, M.EastEast and Horn of AfricaCentral Africa and the Great LakesWest AfricaSouthern AfricaAfrica BureauThe AmericasAsia and PacificEuropeReg. clas.: UNHCR (Global Report)Central Africa and Great LakesCentral America and MexicoCentral AsiaCentral Europe and the Baltic StatesEast and Horn of AfricaEast Asia and the PacificEastern EuropeNorth AfricaNorth America and the CaribbeanSouth AmericaSouth AsiaSouth-Eastern EuropeSouthern AfricaSouth-West AsiaThe Middle EastWest AfricaWestern EuropeReg. clas.: Millennium Dev. GoalsDeveloped RegionsCISCIS (Asia)CIS (Europe)Developing RegionsNorthern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaLatin America and the CaribbeanEastern AsiaSouth AsiaSouth-Eastern AsiaWestern AsiaOceaniaReg. clas.: Other UN country groupingsLandlocked Developing CountriesSmall Island Developing StatesLeast Developed Countries

  Country data sheets

  - select a country -AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African Rep.ChadChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech Rep.Côte d'IvoireDem. Rep. of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominican Rep.EcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFYR MacedoniaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong Kong SAR, ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIraqIrelandIslamic Rep. of IranIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Dem. Rep.LatviaLebanonLiberiaLibyan Arab JamahiriyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaliMaltaMauritaniaMexicoMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorwayOccupied Palestinian TerritoryOmanPakistanPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRep. of KoreaRep. of MoldovaRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint LuciaSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia and MontenegroSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSomaliaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab Rep.TajikistanThailandTimor-LesteTogoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited Rep. of TanzaniaUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaViet NamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

• Maps
• The maps in this publication are also available in high resolution as separate pdf files:
  
  • Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, end of 2002
  • Population of concern to UNHCR by country or territory of asylum (residence), end of 2002
  • Average annual refugee population by origin, 1993-1997
  • Average annual refugee population by origin, 1998-2002
  • Prima facie refugee outflows by origin, 1993-1997
  • Prima facie refugee outflows by origin, 1998-2002
  • Voluntary repatriation of refugees by origin, 1993-1997
  • Voluntary repatriation of refugees by origin, 1998-2002
  • UNHCR resettlement departures by origin, 1993-1997
  • UNHCR resettlement departures by origin, 1998-2002
  • Children under 18 of concern to UNHCR, end of 2002 (%)
  • Women of all ages of concern to UNHCR, end of 2002 (%)
  • Origin of asylum applicants in industrialized countries, 1993-1997
  • Origin of asylum applicants in industrialized countries, 1998-2002
  • Population of concern to UNHCR per 1 USD GDP per capita, 1998-2002

See also:

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