Asylum applications and refugees from Saudi Arabia

339 people from Saudi Arabia fled in 2021 and applied for asylum in other countries, according to UNHCR data. This corresponds to approximately 0.001% of all residents. The most common destination countries have been the United Kingdom, United States and Canada. The most successful have been the refugees in the Netherlands and Ireland.

A total of 112 people fled to the United States from Saudi Arabia. With 42 positive decisions, 73.68 percent of all new applications have been accepted. Another 15 applications were rejected, and no decisions were made on those remaining in 2021.

In a second table below you can additionally find the refugees who came from abroad and applied for asylum inSaudi Arabia.

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Asylum applications of refugees from Saudi Arabia

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
United Kingdom	112	36	5	87.8 %
United States	112	42	15	73.7 %
Canada	35	91	5	94.8 %
Netherlands	31	12	0	100.0 %
Germany	24	0	0
France	10	0	5	0.0 %
Egypt	5	0	5	0.0 %
Sweden	5	0	0
Switzerland	5	5	0	100.0 %
Ireland	0	5	0	100.0 %
South Korea	0	0	5	0.0 %
New Zealand	0	5	0	100.0 %
Totals	339	196	40	83.1 %

Destination	Applied	Accepted	Rejected	Acceptance rate
	Reviews
United Kingdom	5	5	0	100.0 %
United States	33	10	0	100.0 %
Canada	19	13	10	56.5 %
Netherlands	0	0	0
Germany	5	5	0	100.0 %
France	5	5	5	50.0 %
Egypt	0	0	0
Sweden	5	0	5	0.0 %
Switzerland	0	0	0
Ireland	0	0	0
South Korea	0	0	0
New Zealand	0	0	0
Totals	72	38	20	65.5 %

Asylum applications from foreign refugees in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 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. In the year 2021, there have been 47 asylum applications from refugees of other countries. The most successful have been the refugees from Syria and from Yemen.

Origin	Applied	Accepted	Rejected	Acceptance rate
	New Applications
Syria	42	62	0	100.0 %
Yemen	5	5	0	100.0 %
Totals	47	67	0	100.0 %

Origin	Applied	Accepted	Rejected
	Reviews
Syria	0	0	0
Yemen	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	0

National migrant stock from 1960 to 2015

In 2015 a total of 10,185,945 migrants lived in Saudi Arabia. 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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