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Under international law, a refugee is a person who has fled their own country of nationality or habitual residence, and cannot return due to fear of persecution on account of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
The list below includes data for refugee crises with at least 1 million refugees, not including internally displaced persons (IDP). For events for which estimates vary, the geometric mean of the lowest and highest estimates is calculated to rank the events. Rows highlighted in blue indicate ongoing events.
An ongoing refugee crisis began in Europe in late February 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Over 6 million refugees fleeing Ukraine are recorded across Europe, [1] while an estimated 8 million others had been displaced within the country by late May 2022.
The 2015 European migrant crisis was a period of significantly increased movement of refugees and migrants into Europe, namely from the Middle East.An estimated 1.3 million people came to the continent to request asylum, [2] the most in a single year since World War II. [3]
On the day-to-day issues faced by refugees, Sarah, who was appointed MBE in 2023 for her work, says: "Through a wide array of initiatives, we foster a strong sense of belonging and mutual care ...
More than 100,000 refugees cross into the EU in July 2015, [219] and by September over 8,000 refugees crossed to Europe daily, with Syrians forming the largest group. [220] By 21 December 2015, an estimated 500,000 Syrian refugees have entered Europe, 80 percent arrived by sea, and most land in Greece. [221]
But inflation, housing shortages and strained services have fueled frustration at migrant and refugee populations in many European countries, and the unrest has manifested itself at the ballot box ...
Rescued male migrants are brought to southern Italian ports, 28 June 2015. Immigration to Europe has a long history, but increased substantially after World War II. Western European countries, especially, saw high growth in immigration post 1945, and many European nations today (particularly those of the EU-15) have sizeable immigrant populations, both of European and non-European origin.