In the fiscal year of 2021, around 71 of the refugees that arrived in the United States were 75 years old or over. In that same year, 1,519 refugee arrivals were between the ages of five and nine years old. The total number of refugee arrivals that year amounted to 11,454.
Number of refugees arriving in the United States in 2021, by age
Refugees are persons who sought residence in the United States in order to avoid persecution in their country of origin. Persons granted refugee status applied for admission while outside the United States.
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US Department of Homeland Security. (September 26, 2022). Number of refugees arriving in the United States in 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247063/number-of-refugees-arriving-in-the-us-by-age/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of refugees arriving in the United States in 2021, by age." Chart. September 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247063/number-of-refugees-arriving-in-the-us-by-age/
US Department of Homeland Security. (2022). Number of refugees arriving in the United States in 2021, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247063/number-of-refugees-arriving-in-the-us-by-age/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of Refugees Arriving in The United States in 2021, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247063/number-of-refugees-arriving-in-the-us-by-age/
US Department of Homeland Security, Number of refugees arriving in the United States in 2021, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247063/number-of-refugees-arriving-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Number of refugees arriving in the United States in 2021, by age [Graph], US Department of Homeland Security, September 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/247063/number-of-refugees-arriving-in-the-us-by-age/
