Question NW12 to the Minister of Home Affairs
08 July 2019 - NW12
van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(a) What is the current total number of documented asylum seekers in the Republic and (b) from which countries are they?
Reply:
a) The total number of active asylum seekers (section 22 permit valid) as at 31 December 2018 is 184 976.
(b) They are from the following countries:
|
Countries |
Total |
|
Ethiopia |
50135 |
|
DRC |
34754 |
|
Bangladesh |
27243 |
|
Zimbabwe |
14861 |
|
Pakistan |
9383 |
|
Congo |
8626 |
|
Nigeria |
6781 |
|
Burundi |
6425 |
|
Uganda |
4461 |
|
India |
4267 |
|
Somalia |
4152 |
|
Malawi |
2175 |
|
Ghana |
2032 |
|
Cameroon |
1767 |
|
Kenya |
1081 |
|
Rwanda |
1015 |
|
Eritrea |
978 |
|
Senegal |
899 |
|
Niger |
818 |
|
Mozambique |
648 |
|
Tanzania |
605 |
|
Zambia |
264 |
|
Egypt |
227 |
|
Ivory Coast |
183 |
|
Algeria |
167 |
|
China |
126 |
|
Mali |
120 |
|
Nepal |
88 |
|
Liberia |
70 |
|
Sudan |
57 |
|
Benin |
55 |
|
Lesotho |
53 |
|
Guinea |
52 |
|
Burkina Faso |
44 |
|
Thailand |
31 |
|
Togo |
30 |
|
Syria |
25 |
|
Comoros |
23 |
|
Swaziland |
17 |
|
Gabon |
16 |
|
Afghanistan |
16 |
|
Sierra Leone |
15 |
|
Yemen |
14 |
|
Bahamas |
14 |
|
Sri Lanka |
13 |
|
Palestine |
12 |
|
Gambia |
11 |
|
Guinea Bissau |
10 |
|
Morocco |
9 |
|
East Timor |
8 |
|
Estonia |
8 |
|
Angola |
7 |
|
Iraq |
6 |
|
Chad |
6 |
|
Central African Republic |
6 |
|
Jordan |
6 |
|
Bahrain |
5 |
|
Turkey |
5 |
|
Ukraine |
4 |
|
Botswana |
3 |
|
Hungary |
3 |
|
Mauritania |
3 |
|
Other |
3 |
|
Libya |
3 |
|
Denmark |
2 |
|
Jamaica |
2 |
|
Madagascar |
2 |
|
Malaysia |
2 |
|
Venezuela |
2 |
|
Mauritius |
2 |
|
Iran |
2 |
|
Solomon Islands |
2 |
|
Paraguay |
1 |
|
New Zealand |
1 |
|
Namibia |
1 |
|
Suriname |
1 |
|
Azerbaijan |
1 |
|
Colombia |
1 |
|
Wallis and Futuna |
1 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
1 |
|
Uruguay |
1 |
|
Myanmar (Burma) |
1 |
|
Bosnia |
1 |
|
Ireland |
1 |
|
Haiti |
1 |
|
Russia |
1 |
|
Barbados |
1 |
|
Lebanon |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
184976 |
END