LibGuides: Refugee Law: Facts & Figures

Worldwide Statistics

Figures at a Glance - UNHCR
Big-picture statistics with links to more detailed data.

European Statistics

Asylum Information Database (AIDA) - ECRE
AIDA has "information on asylum procedures, reception conditions and detention across 20 countries. This includes 17 European Union (EU) Member States … and 3 non-EU countries." A project of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles.
Eurostat - Asylum & Managed Migration
The asylum statistics cover "asylum applicants, first instance and final decisions on applications, resettlement, taking back or taking charge of asylum seekers (Dublin statistics). Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union.

Country Reports

Reports on conditions in a country — especially reports on that country's human rights situation — can shed light both on trends in migration and on individuals' claims of refugee status.

Here are some good sources for country reports.

Amnesty International - Countries
Includes excerpts from the current annual report plus news and blog posts.
Country Reports on EU Member Nations - AIDA
Each national report covers: asylum procedures; reception conditions; detention of asylum seekers. (From AIDA - Asylum Information Database.)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, 1999 to present
From the United States Department of State.
Human Rights Watch World Report: 2019
HRW's World Report is also available from 1990 to the present in the Zief Library, JC 571 .H77 Law Stacks.
Refworld - The United Nations Refugee Agency
Refworld gathers and organizes a massive amount of country information, news, and reports on the human rights and conflict situations from the UN, other IGOs, and NGOs. Refworld has News, Country Profiles, and Country Reports. Its "Advanced Search" is a great way to find documents relevant to your country or topic.