Asylum applications and refugees in the Federated States of Micronesia

Asylum applications from foreign refugees in the Federated States of Micronesia

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.

Asylum applications of refugees from Micronesia

National migrant stock from 1960 to 2020

In 2020 a total of 2,832 migrants lived in the Federated States of Micronesia, 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.