Asylum applications and refugees from Yemen
3,856 people from Yemen fled in 2021 and applied for asylum in other countries, according to UNHCR data. This corresponds to approximately 0.012% of all residents. The most common destination countries have been the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. The most successful have been the refugees in Jordan and Canada.A total of 55 people fled to the United States from Yemen. With 27 positive decisions, 36.99 percent of all new applications have been accepted.
In a second table below you can additionally find the refugees who came from abroad and applied for asylum in Yemen.
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Development of asylum applications from citizens from Yemen 2000 to 2021
The top line represents the total number of asylum applications (first applications + reviews). Below are the number of recognized refugees (green) and rejected applications (red).Asylum applications of refugees from Yemen
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 | |||||
| Destination | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1,191 | 393 | 20 | 95.2 % | |
| Germany | 740 | 37 | 75 | 33.0 % | |
| United Kingdom | 509 | 123 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Austria | 171 | 29 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| France | 167 | 50 | 95 | 34.5 % | |
| Belgium | 140 | 50 | 20 | 71.4 % | |
| Spain | 123 | 16 | 89 | 15.2 % | |
| Canada | 77 | 183 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Greece | 62 | 79 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| United States | 55 | 27 | 46 | 37.0 % | |
| Sweden | 51 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Libya | 44 | 10 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Russia | 43 | 10 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Mexico | 36 | 12 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Romania | 36 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Mauritania | 35 | 15 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Georgia | 32 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % | |
| Poland | 32 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Switzerland | 30 | 17 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| South Korea | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % | |
| Malaysia | 18 | 105 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Belarus | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyprus | 17 | 14 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Kenya | 16 | 11 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Finland | 15 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Australia | 14 | 20 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Tunisia | 14 | 12 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Syria | 13 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Algeria | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Ireland | 11 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Norway | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bulgaria | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Luxembourg | 10 | 10 | 5 | 66.7 % | |
| China | 9 | 12 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 14 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Italy | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ukraine | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Benin | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Czechia | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iceland | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kuwait | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Slovakia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Thailand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Ecuador | 0 | 20 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Ghana | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| India | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Indonesia | 0 | 11 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Jordan | 0 | 303 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Japan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Lebanon | 0 | 10 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Totals | 3,856 | 1,684 | 375 | 81.8 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Destination | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 15 | 10 | 5 | 66.7 % |
| Germany | 154 | 5 | 70 | 6.7 % |
| United Kingdom | 49 | 14 | 0 | 100.0 % |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| France | 101 | 13 | 17 | 43.3 % |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Canada | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United States | 88 | 5 | 14 | 26.3 % |
| Sweden | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 % |
| Libya | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritania | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Belarus | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cyprus | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Finland | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Syria | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Benin | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Czechia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ghana | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| India | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 447 | 52 | 124 | 29.5 % |
Asylum applications from foreign refugees in Yemen
Yemen 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 2,239 asylum applications from refugees of other countries.New Applications | |||||
| Origin | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,206 | 0 | 124 | 0.0 % | |
| Eritrea | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Syria | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Palestine | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 2,239 | 0 | 124 | 0.0 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Origin | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Syria | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Palestine | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
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