As of 2022, approximately six million people worldwide received assistance through the UNHCR's Refugee Zakat Fund. This figure included refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and members of the host country. To date, roughly twice a many people have been supported through zakat contributions to the fund as have been through sadaqah contributions.
Number of beneficiaries of the UNCHR's Zakat Fund since launch worldwide in 2022, by type
Zakat is an obligatory charity for Muslims whose wealth reaches a specified threshold in a lunar year. The minimum required amount is 2.5% of a person’s total savings and wealth.
Sadaqah is an optional form of charity given by Muslims.
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UNHCR. (April 13, 2023). Number of beneficiaries of the UNCHR's Zakat Fund since launch worldwide in 2022, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456383/worldwide-refugee-unhcr-zakat-fund-sadaqah-beneficiaries-by-type/
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UNHCR. "Number of Beneficiaries of The Unchr's Zakat Fund since Launch Worldwide in 2022, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456383/worldwide-refugee-unhcr-zakat-fund-sadaqah-beneficiaries-by-type/
UNHCR, Number of beneficiaries of the UNCHR's Zakat Fund since launch worldwide in 2022, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456383/worldwide-refugee-unhcr-zakat-fund-sadaqah-beneficiaries-by-type/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of beneficiaries of the UNCHR's Zakat Fund since launch worldwide in 2022, by type [Graph], UNHCR, April 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456383/worldwide-refugee-unhcr-zakat-fund-sadaqah-beneficiaries-by-type/