Asylum applications and refugees in Lesotho

49 asylum applications by refugees were received in 2021 in Lesotho — according to UNHCR. The countries of origin were exclusively the Congo (Dem. Republic) and Eritrea. A total of 18 decisions have been made on initial applications. Around 100% of them were answered positively. 0 percent of asylum applications have been rejected in the first instance. The most successful have been the applications of refugees from the Congo and from Eritrea.

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Asylum applications from foreign refugees in Lesotho

The total number of initial and continuing applications refers to the year 2021. Please note that the number of decisions (acceptances or rejections) does not have to add up with the number of applications because there may still have been open cases from previous years. Also, they don't have to be closed within the same calendar year. In addition, asylum procedures can also be closed, if the applicant disappeared or withdrew the application.

Origin	Applied	Accepted	Rejected	Acceptance rate
	New Applications
Congo (Dem. Republic)	27	13	0	100.0 %
Eritrea	22	5	0	100.0 %
Totals	49	18	0	100.0 %

Origin	Applied	Accepted	Rejected
	Reviews
Congo (Dem. Republic)	0	0	0
Eritrea	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	0

Asylum applications of refugees from Lesotho

Destination	Applied	Accepted	Rejected	Acceptance rate
	New Applications
Canada	0	0	5	0.0 %
Totals	0	0	5	0.0 %

Destination	Applied	Accepted	Rejected
	Reviews
Canada	5	0	0
Totals	5	0	0

National migrant stock from 1960 to 2020

In 2020 a total of 12,060 migrants lived in Lesotho, representing about 0 percent of the total population. These are all residents who live permanently in the country but were born in another country. The numbers includes granted refugees but no asylum seekers. The data are based on the results of censuses, as well as on estimates and projections from the United Nations Population Division.

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