As of 2018, there was a total of 5,635 Ghanaian individuals seeking asylum around the world. This was a significant decrease from the previous year, when over 17 thousand inhabitants from Ghana sought international protection. Moreover, the volume registered in 2018 interrupted the upward trend visible since 2012, when nearly 3,500 Ghanaians were asylum seekers. Furthermore, Germany was the country with the highest number of Ghanaian asylum seekers, recording a total of 1,872 in 2018.
Total number of Ghanaian individuals seeking asylum from 2012 to 2018
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International Organization for Migration. (December 1, 2020). Total number of Ghanaian individuals seeking asylum from 2012 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228142/number-of-asylum-seekers-from-ghana/
International Organization for Migration. "Total number of Ghanaian individuals seeking asylum from 2012 to 2018." Chart. December 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228142/number-of-asylum-seekers-from-ghana/
International Organization for Migration. (2020). Total number of Ghanaian individuals seeking asylum from 2012 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228142/number-of-asylum-seekers-from-ghana/
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