The majority of asylum seekers in Africa live in South Africa, Zambia, and Egypt. South Africa has the largest number of asylum seekers, around 188 thousand as of June 2020. The most common nationalities of asylum seekers in South Africa are Bangladeshi, Congolese, and Ethiopian.
African countries with the most asylum seekers as of 2020
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UNHCR. (April 30, 2021). African countries with the most asylum seekers as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232846/african-countries-hosting-most-asylum-seekers/
UNHCR. "African countries with the most asylum seekers as of 2020." Chart. April 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232846/african-countries-hosting-most-asylum-seekers/
UNHCR. (2021). African countries with the most asylum seekers as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232846/african-countries-hosting-most-asylum-seekers/
UNHCR. "African Countries with The Most Asylum Seekers as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232846/african-countries-hosting-most-asylum-seekers/
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African countries with the most asylum seekers as of 2020 [Graph], UNHCR, April 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232846/african-countries-hosting-most-asylum-seekers/
