2019 IN REVIEW Trends at a Glance 79.5 MILLION FORCIBLY DISPLACED WORLDWIDE at the end of 2019 as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order. 26.0 million refugees 20.4 million refugees under UNHCR’s mandate 80M 5.6 million Palestine refugees under UNRWA’s mandate 60M 45.7 million internally displaced people 4.2 million asylum-seekers 3.6 million Venezuelans displaced abroad 1 40M 20M 1990 2000 40% CHILDREN An estimated 30 – 34 million of the 79.5 million forcibly displaced persons were children below 18 years of age. 85% HOSTED IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Developing countries hosted 85 per cent of the world’s refugees and Venezuelans displaced abroad. The Least Developed Countries provided asylum to 27 per cent of the total. 2 2010 2019 2.0 MILLION NEW CLAIMS Asylum-seekers submitted 2.0 million new claims. The United States of America was the world’s largest recipient of new individual applications (301,000), followed by Peru (259,800), Germany (142,500), France (123,900) and Spain (118,300). 73% HOSTED IN NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES 73 per cent of refugees and Venezuelans displaced abroad lived in countries neighbouring their countries of origin. 5.6 MILLION DISPLACED PEOPLE RETURNED 5.6 million displaced people returned to their areas or countries of origin, including 5.3 million internally displaced persons and 317,200 refugees. 107,800 REFUGEES RESETTLED UNHCR submitted 81,600 refugees to States for resettlement. According to government statistics, 26 countries admitted 107,800 refugees for resettlement during the year, with or without UNHCR’s assistance. UNHCR > GLOBAL TRENDS 2019