Refugees, asylum seekers, and stateless persons in Africa 2019
About 39 percent of the global population of concern lived in Africa as of 2019. That year, the total population of concern in the continent reached 33.3 million people. This includes refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons (IDPs), returned refugees, and stateless people. Refugees and internally displaced persons made up the largest part of the population of concern. In 2019, there were 6.3 million refugees and 18.5 million IDPs protected or assisted by UNHCR in Africa.
