As of 2019, 105 thousand afghans applied for asylum and 2.7 million for a refugee status. At the beginning of the Afghanistan war in 2001 52 thousand applied for asylum and 3.8 million for a refugee status.
Number of refugees and asylum seeker applications originating from Afghanistan from 2001 to 2019
(in million)
Note: According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) an asylum seeker is an individual seeking international protection and whose refugee status is yet to be determined.
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