Over the period considered, Portugal registered increasing numbers of refugees, asylum-seekers, and persons of concern to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). By 2021, there were more than 4.8 thousand persons of concern to the UNHCR residing in the country, namely almost 2.7 thousand refugees and 2.2 thousand asylum-seekers. The number of these increased more than 87 percent in comparison to 2020.
Number of refugees, asylum-seekers, and persons of concern to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Portugal from 2013 to 2021
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Alto Comissariado para as Migrações. (June 1, 2023). Number of refugees, asylum-seekers, and persons of concern to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Portugal from 2013 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421773/portugal-refugees-asylum-seekers-persons-flagged/
Alto Comissariado para as Migrações. "Number of refugees, asylum-seekers, and persons of concern to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Portugal from 2013 to 2021." Chart. June 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421773/portugal-refugees-asylum-seekers-persons-flagged/
Alto Comissariado para as Migrações. (2023). Number of refugees, asylum-seekers, and persons of concern to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Portugal from 2013 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421773/portugal-refugees-asylum-seekers-persons-flagged/
Alto Comissariado para as Migrações. "Number of Refugees, Asylum-seekers, and Persons of Concern to The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Unhcr) in Portugal from 2013 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421773/portugal-refugees-asylum-seekers-persons-flagged/
Alto Comissariado para as Migrações, Number of refugees, asylum-seekers, and persons of concern to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Portugal from 2013 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421773/portugal-refugees-asylum-seekers-persons-flagged/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Number of refugees, asylum-seekers, and persons of concern to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Portugal from 2013 to 2021 [Graph], Alto Comissariado para as Migrações, June 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421773/portugal-refugees-asylum-seekers-persons-flagged/