Asylum applications and refugees from Madagascar

331 people from Madagascar fled in 2021 and applied for asylum in other countries, according to UNHCR data. This corresponds to approximately 0.001% of all residents. The mostly chosen host country has been France. Overall, 93 percent of the asylum applications have been rejected. The most successful have been the refugees in Canada and France.

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Asylum applications of refugees from Madagascar

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.

Destination	Applied	Accepted	Rejected	Acceptance rate
	New Applications
France	326	18	302	5.6 %
Canada	5	5	0	100.0 %
United States	0	0	5	0.0 %
Totals	331	23	307	7.0 %

Destination	Applied	Accepted	Rejected	Acceptance rate
	Reviews
France	122	12	63	16.0 %
Canada	5	5	0	100.0 %
United States	0	0	0
Totals	127	17	63	21.3 %

Asylum applications from foreign refugees in Madagascar

Origin	Applied	Accepted	Rejected	Acceptance rate
	New Applications
Afghanistan	0	10	0	100.0 %
Comoros	0	5	0	100.0 %
Guinea	0	5	0	100.0 %
Pakistan	0	46	0	100.0 %
Turkey	0	5	0	100.0 %
Totals	0	71	0	100.0 %

Origin	Applied	Accepted	Rejected
	Reviews
Afghanistan	0	0	0
Comoros	0	0	0
Guinea	0	0	0
Pakistan	0	0	0
Turkey	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	0

National migrant stock from 1960 to 2020

In 2020 a total of 35,563 migrants lived in Madagascar, 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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