Figure 16: Total number of residence permits issued to stateless persons who are recognized refugees, resettled refugees, or granted a residence permit based on humanitarian or exceptional grounds (2006-2016) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Stateless 69 20 62 32 12 237 249 413 571 919 556 – Stateless Palestinians 55 17 51 30 12 10 14 207 - - - – Other stateless 14 3 11 2 0 227 235 206 - - - Total 1,095 1,278 1,453 1,376 2,124 2,249 2,583 3,889 6,104 10,849 7,493 Stateless as share of total 6.3% 1.6% 4.3% 2.3% 0.6% 10.5% 9.6% 10.6% 9.4% 8.5% 7.4% Source: IS (Statistical Overview, Migration and Asylum 2011: 70; 2012:18, 2013: 14-15, 2015:17; 2016: 15 (Danish version)) 1,000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ■ Stateless total (2013-2016) ■ Stateless Palestinians (2006-2011) ■ Other Statelles (2006-2011) As indicated in Figure 16, the total number of residence permits granted to persons who were registered as “stateless Palestinians” and “other stateless persons” fluctuates from year to year. In the case of stateless Palestinians, the total number of positive decisions varied between 10 and 55 from 2006 to 2012, but rose to 207 in 2013. For “other stateless persons,” the number of positive decisions was substantially lower in the period 20062010, ranging from zero to 14 permits. In 2011, however, this number rose steeply to 227 permits, partly due to the attention paid to correct registration in 2011, including 143 permits granted to quota refugees, mainly from Bhutan and Myanmar.91 This level, above 200 permits granted per year, continued in 2012. Since 2013, over 400 permits have been granted per year. The peak was reached in 2015 when 919 residence permits were granted. When comparing the total number of residence permits granted to stateless persons with the overall number of permits granted, the percentage of permits granted to stateless persons varies widely from 0.6 percent of the total in 2010 to 10.6 percent in 2013 after which the number has moderately decreased to the level of 7.4 percent in 2016. 91 32 The Danish Immigration Service, ‘Statistical Overview: Migration and Asylum 2011’ (Danish version), p. 44. Mapping Statelessness in Denmark