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Asylum applications and refugees from Mauritius

60 people from Mauritius fled in 2021 and applied for asylum in other countries, according to UNHCR data. This corresponds to approximately 0.005% of all residents. The most common destination countries have been the United Kingdom, France and Ireland. Overall, 91 percent of the asylum applications have been rejected. The most successful have been the refugees in the United Kingdom.

Refugee countries by origin and destination


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Asylum applications of refugees from Mauritius

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.

New Applications

DestinationAppliedAcceptedRejectedAcceptance
rate
United Kingdom2451722.7 %
France200190.0 %
Ireland6050.0 %
Canada5050.0 %
Italy5050.0 %
Australia000
Totals605518.9 %

Reviews

DestinationAppliedAcceptedRejectedAcceptance
rate
United Kingdom5050.0 %
France500
Ireland000
Canada500
Italy000
Australia31050.0 %
Totals460100.0 %


National migrant stock from 1960 to 2020

In 2020 a total of 28,893 migrants lived in Mauritius, 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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