Asylum applications and refugees from Rwanda
4,530 people from Rwanda have fled in 2019 and applied for asylum in other countries. This corresponds to approximately 0.036% of all residents. The most destination countries hereof have been Uganda, Malawi and Canada. The most successful have been the refugees in Malawi and in Burundi.A total of 94 people from Rwanda fled to Germany. With a total of 27 positive decisions 42.86 percent of all applications have been accepted.
In a second listing below you find the refugees, who came from foreign countries and made their appication in Rwanda.
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Development of asylum applications from citizens from Rwanda 2000 to 2019
The top line represents the total number of asylum applications (first applications + reviews). Below there are the number of recognized refugees (green) and the rejected applications (red).Asylum applications of refugees from Rwanda
The total number of initial and continuing applications refers to the year 2019. Please note that the number of decisions (acceptations or rejections) does not have to sum up with the number of applications, because there may still have been open cases from previous years. Also they dont 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 | |||||
| Destination | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,998 | 460 | 379 | 54.8 % | |
| Malawi | 638 | 110 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Canada | 546 | 269 | 20 | 93.1 % | |
| France | 358 | 135 | 104 | 56.5 % | |
| United States | 299 | 140 | 126 | 52.6 % | |
| Kenya | 235 | 44 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Germany | 94 | 27 | 36 | 42.9 % | |
| Belgium | 93 | 37 | 27 | 57.8 % | |
| Sweden | 61 | 10 | 27 | 27.0 % | |
| Burundi | 42 | 64 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Finland | 27 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 % | |
| Cameroon | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Eswatini | 21 | 13 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| United Kingdom | 17 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 % | |
| Congo | 15 | 0 | 53 | 0.0 % | |
| Zambia | 14 | 12 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| South Korea | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Norway | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Philippines | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Denmark | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Italy | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 % | |
| Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Egypt | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Congo (Dem. Republic) | 0 | 38 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Ireland | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Totals | 4,530 | 1,384 | 822 | 62.7 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Destination | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malawi | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Canada | 23 | 5 | 26 | 16.1 % |
| France | 121 | 35 | 70 | 33.3 % |
| United States | 121 | 28 | 10 | 73.7 % |
| Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Germany | 0 | 20 | 0 | 100.0 % |
| Belgium | 34 | 10 | 53 | 15.9 % |
| Sweden | 36 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 % |
| Burundi | 31 | 22 | 10 | 68.8 % |
| Finland | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cameroon | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eswatini | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 % |
| Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norway | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Australia | 11 | 11 | 5 | 68.8 % |
| Congo (Dem. Republic) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 407 | 136 | 205 | 39.9 % |
Asylum applications of foreign refugees in Rwanda
Rwanda is not only a country from which many people escape. There are also refugees from other countries, who apply for asylum here and hope for a better future. Only in the year 2019 there have been 364 asylum applications from refugees of other countries. The most successful have been the refugees from Eritrea and from the Congo.New Applications | |||||
| Origin | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 245 | 105 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Congo (Dem. Republic) | 60 | 52 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Somalia | 37 | 13 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Sudan | 17 | 13 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Burundi | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Totals | 364 | 188 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Origin | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congo (Dem. Republic) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Burundi | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |