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Asylum applications and refugees from Palestine

3,897 people from Palestine fled in 2021 and applied for asylum in other countries, according to UNHCR data. This corresponds to approximately 0.079% of all residents. The most common destination countries have been Belgium, Greece and Germany. The most successful have been the refugees in Cyprus and Malaysia.

Refugee countries by origin and destination


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Asylum applications of refugees from Palestine

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
Belgium1,1951,8801,21560.7 %
Greece7607951098.8 %
Germany543287926.2 %
Libya308200100.0 %
Spain1853111421.4 %
Canada1555904493.1 %
Sweden1353610126.3 %
France123768148.4 %
Iceland9050100.0 %
Italy7760592.3 %
Cyprus45740100.0 %
Australia40100100.0 %
Romania265550.0 %
Slovenia2400
Mauritania2350100.0 %
Netherlands1900
Serbia1950100.0 %
Poland1650100.0 %
Algeria1300
Ireland13100100.0 %
Malta1300
Brazil11150100.0 %
Croatia900
Yemen900
Russia800
China600
Georgia6050.0 %
Nigeria650100.0 %
Kuwait550100.0 %
New Zealand500
Thailand550100.0 %
Ukraine500
Ecuador050100.0 %
Malaysia0290100.0 %
Totals3,8973,6991,65969.0 %

Reviews

DestinationAppliedAcceptedRejectedAcceptance
rate
Belgium46000
Greece240140.0 %
Germany140174826.2 %
Libya000
Spain000
Canada29432761.4 %
Sweden381174393.7 %
France66602868.2 %
Iceland12900
Italy000
Cyprus1750100.0 %
Australia000
Romania000
Slovenia000
Mauritania000
Netherlands600
Serbia000
Poland000
Algeria000
Ireland0050.0 %
Malta500
Brazil000
Croatia000
Yemen000
Russia000
China000
Georgia000
Nigeria000
Kuwait000
New Zealand000
Thailand000
Ukraine000
Ecuador000
Malaysia000
Totals1,25714256120.2 %


National migrant stock from 1990 to 2020

In 2020 a total of 272,784 migrants lived in Palestine, 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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