South Africa’s refugee statistics for 2020 were 76,729.00, a 2.13% decrease from 2019. The number of refugees in South Africa in 2019 was 78,395.00, a 12.2% decrease from 2018.
People recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees under the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection are all considered refugees. People who have sought for asylum or refugee status but have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers are not eligible. Palestinian refugees are persons (and their descendants) who lived in Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and were displaced as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. The nation of asylum is where an asylum application was made and granted.
South Africa’s refugee statistics for 2021 were 75,512.00, representing a 1.59% decrease from 2020.
The number of refugees in South Africa in 2020 was 76,729.00, a 2.13% decrease from 2019.
The number of refugees in South Africa in 2019 was 78,395.00, a 12.2% decrease from 2018.
The number of refugees in South Africa in 2018 was 89,285.00, a 0.67% increase over 2017.
