The scope of cross-border displacement is measured on the basis of the stock of asylum seekers and refugees in a country at any given time. Chapters 2 and 3 of the World Migration Report 2022 provide global and regional trends on the number of asylum seekers and refugees according to the latest data released by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees. 

For global trends on asylum seekers and refugees

World Migration Report 2022, chapter 2 on “Migration and migrants: A global overview”, section on “Refuges and asylum seekers”, pp. 45-49

See also:

For (sub)regional trends on asylum seekers and refugees

World Migration Report 2022, chapter 3 on “Migration and migrants: Regional dimensions and developments”: 

  • Africa: p. 66
    • West and Central Africa: p. 69
    • Eastern and Southern Africa: pp. 69-71
    • Southern and Eastern Africa: p. 71
    • North Africa: pp. 72-73
  • Asia: pp. 78-79
    • Middle East: p. 81
    • Southern Asia: p. 85
    • South-East Asia: p. 86
  • Europe: p. 93
    • South-Eastern and Eastern Europe: p. 95
    • Northern, Western and Southern Europe: p. 97
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: pp. 103-104
    • Central America and the Caribbean: pp. 106-107
    • South America: pp. 107-108
  • Norther America: pp. 113 and 115-116
  • Oceania: pp. 121 and 124

See also: Key findings from chapter 3

 

Related Topics & Pages

Page
Displacement