a) The total number of active asylum seekers (section 22 permit valid) as at 31 December 2018 is 184 976.
(b) They are from the following countries:
Countries |
Total |
Ethiopia |
50135 |
DRC |
34754 |
Bangladesh |
27243 |
Zimbabwe |
14861 |
Pakistan |
9383 |
Congo |
8626 |
Nigeria |
6781 |
Burundi |
6425 |
Uganda |
4461 |
India |
4267 |
Somalia |
4152 |
Malawi |
2175 |
Ghana |
2032 |
Cameroon |
1767 |
Kenya |
1081 |
Rwanda |
1015 |
Eritrea |
978 |
Senegal |
899 |
Niger |
818 |
Mozambique |
648 |
Tanzania |
605 |
Zambia |
264 |
Egypt |
227 |
Ivory Coast |
183 |
Algeria |
167 |
China |
126 |
Mali |
120 |
Nepal |
88 |
Liberia |
70 |
Sudan |
57 |
Benin |
55 |
Lesotho |
53 |
Guinea |
52 |
Burkina Faso |
44 |
Thailand |
31 |
Togo |
30 |
Syria |
25 |
Comoros |
23 |
Swaziland |
17 |
Gabon |
16 |
Afghanistan |
16 |
Sierra Leone |
15 |
Yemen |
14 |
Bahamas |
14 |
Sri Lanka |
13 |
Palestine |
12 |
Gambia |
11 |
Guinea Bissau |
10 |
Morocco |
9 |
East Timor |
8 |
Estonia |
8 |
Angola |
7 |
Iraq |
6 |
Chad |
6 |
Central African Republic |
6 |
Jordan |
6 |
Bahrain |
5 |
Turkey |
5 |
Ukraine |
4 |
Botswana |
3 |
Hungary |
3 |
Mauritania |
3 |
Other |
3 |
Libya |
3 |
Denmark |
2 |
Jamaica |
2 |
Madagascar |
2 |
Malaysia |
2 |
Venezuela |
2 |
Mauritius |
2 |
Iran |
2 |
Solomon Islands |
2 |
Paraguay |
1 |
New Zealand |
1 |
Namibia |
1 |
Suriname |
1 |
Azerbaijan |
1 |
Colombia |
1 |
Wallis and Futuna |
1 |
Kyrgyzstan |
1 |
Uruguay |
1 |
Myanmar (Burma) |
1 |
Bosnia |
1 |
Ireland |
1 |
Haiti |
1 |
Russia |
1 |
Barbados |
1 |
Lebanon |
1 |
Grand Total |
184976 |
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