In 2021, about 28 percent of male refugees around the globe were aged between 18 and 59 years. Female refugee population in the same age group made up 26 percent of all refugees.
Distribution of refugee population worldwide in 2021, by age group and gender
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Statistics on Immigration in Nigeria
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- Basic Statistic Humanitarian situation in Nigeria 2021
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- Basic Statistic Projected net migration rate in Nigeria 2022-2050
- Basic Statistic Migrant stock as a percentage of the population in Nigeria 1990-2020
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- Basic Statistic Number of refugees in Nigeria 2000-2020
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- Premium Statistic Number of asylum seekers in Nigeria 2000-2020
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- Accommodation distribution of refugees worldwide in 2017
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- Brazil: number of refugee claimants from Angola 2016-2017
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UNHCR. (June 16, 2022). Distribution of refugee population worldwide in 2021, by age group and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/742528/age-structure-of-the-global-refugee-population/
UNHCR. "Distribution of refugee population worldwide in 2021, by age group and gender." Chart. June 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742528/age-structure-of-the-global-refugee-population/
UNHCR. (2022). Distribution of refugee population worldwide in 2021, by age group and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742528/age-structure-of-the-global-refugee-population/
UNHCR. "Distribution of Refugee Population Worldwide in 2021, by Age Group and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/742528/age-structure-of-the-global-refugee-population/
UNHCR, Distribution of refugee population worldwide in 2021, by age group and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/742528/age-structure-of-the-global-refugee-population/ (last visited February 06, 2023)
Distribution of refugee population worldwide in 2021, by age group and gender [Graph], UNHCR, June 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/742528/age-structure-of-the-global-refugee-population/