5 Million displaced people returned During 2017, nearly 5 million displaced people returned to their areas or countries of origin, comprising 4.2 million internally displaced people and 667,400 refugees. Returns have not kept pace with the rate of new displacements. 68% Altogether, more than two-thirds (68 per cent) of all refugees worldwide came from just five countries: Syrian Arab Republic Afghanistan South Sudan Myanmar 6.3 million 2.6 million 2.4 million 1.2 million Somalia Dem. Rep. of the Congo The IDP population in the Dem. Rep. of the Congo doubled in 2017 to 4.4 million. Also, 620,800 Congolese refugees in other countries and 537,100 refugees from other countries in Dem. Rep. of the Congo. unhcr > Global trends 2017 986,400 1.7 Million new claims Asylum-seekers submitted 1.7 million new asylum claims. With 331,700 such claims, the United States of America was the world’s largest recipient of new individual applications, followed by Germany (198,300), Italy (126,500), and Turkey (126,100).3 3.5 Million PEOPLE For the fourth consecutive year, Turkey hosted the largest number of refugees worldwide, with 3.5 million people. The main countries of asylum for refugees were: Turkey 3.5 million Pakistan 1.4 million Uganda 1.4 million Lebanon 998,900 Islamic Rep. of Iran 979,400 Germany 970,400 Bangladesh 932,200 Sudan 906,600 102,800 Refugees for resettlement In 2017, UNHCR submitted 75,200 refugees to States for resettlement, a 54 per cent drop from 2016 due to the decline in resettlement quotas. According to government statistics, 102,800 refugees were admitted for resettlement during the year, with or without UNHCR’s assistance. 173,800 Unaccompanied AND separated Children This conservative estimate takes into account new applications, asylumseekers and refugees. It includes 45,500 unaccompanied and separated children who sought asylum on an individual basis in 2017 as reported by 67 countries and 138,700 unaccompanied and separated child refugees and asylum-seekers as reported by 63 UNHCR operations, with reductions to avoid possible double-counting. 52% Children Children below 18 years of age constituted about half of the refugee population in 2017, up from 41 per cent in 2009 but similar to more recent years. Myanmar 655,500 refugees displaced to Bangladesh in 2017, mostly in 100 days since end of August. 3