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Immigration & integration

South Africa · Asylum applications

Number of asylum applications filed, and the share granted protection.
5.3K
2025
−24.8 %vs 2024
min 2.4K 2020max 222.3K 2009
Range
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Source: UNHCR, Refugee Population Statistics Database· Data 2025
New asylum applications lodged in the year (appeals excluded)
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