How many refugees come to Australia each year?

How does Australia’s refugee resettlement compare to its overall migrant intake?

Year Migration program Resettled refugees
2012–2013 190,000 12,012
2013–2014 190,000 6,501
2014–2015 189,097 6,002
2015–2016 190,000 (planned) 6,000 (planned)

How many refugees were accepted into Australia?

Executive summary. Australia has a long history of accepting refugees for resettlement and over 800,000 refugees and displaced persons have settled in Australia since 1945.

How many refugees arrived in Australia 2013?

6,500 visas
Statistics recently published by the Immigration Department reveal that during the 2013—14 financial year, some 6,500 visas were granted to refugees abroad who had applied to be resettled to Australia.

Where are most refugees from that come to Australia?

Where do Australia’s refugees come from?

Countries Number of visas granted
Eritrea 555
Iran 367
Bhutan 254
Tibet 189

What percentage of Australia is refugees?

In 2020, there were over 7.6 million migrants living in Australia. This was 29.8% of the population that were born overseas.

What number of refugees does Australia accept per capita?

As can be seen, Australia in 2016 resettled 27,626 people, a rate of 1.139 per 1000 people. In per capita terms, this places Australia second to Canada, which resettled 46,702 people, or 1.286 per 1000.

How many refugees does Australia reject each year?

Refugee FAQs The number of refugees Australia accepts has varied in recent years. Australia accepted and resettled 12,706 refugees during the 2018 calendar year (RCOA).

How many refugees are there in Australia 2020?

Australia refugee statistics for 2020 was 57,451.00, a 1.84% decline from 2019.

How many refugees are there in Australia 2022?

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How many refugees did Australia accept in 2021?

While COVID-19 has contributed to this uniquely low figure, even Australia’s refugee intake cap has been slashed to 13,750 people in 2020-2021, down from 18,750 places in 2018-19.