STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT - ASYLUM

UNHCR Croatia 2020

Key Figures* Registered asylum seekers* 500 1,837 asylum seekers registered 449 450 (Jan – Nov 2020) 400 34 persons granted international 350 325 protection (Jan – Nov 2020) 274 247 300 262 234 235 250 218 942 persons granted international 199 197 142 165 protection (2004 – Nov 2020) 200 155 141 133 150 88 129 250 Syrian refugees resettled from 100 63 40 33 44 40 within the EU resettlement 50 8 framework (2017-2019) 0 388 pending asylum applications (1st and Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec nd 2 instance) 2019 2020

Country of origin of asylum seekers Country of origin of persons granted registered Jan-Nov 2020* international protection Jan - Nov 2020*

9 865 7 7 Iraq 430 6

Iran 96 3 92 1 1

Turkey 85

Egypt 57 Others 212

0 200 400 600 800 1000

Occupancy in reception centers for asylum Demographic overview of seekers** asylum seekers in reception

centers** 540 Women 477 450 454 443 23% 417 Children 392 382 376 44%

314 300

Men 33%

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV

* Data source: Ministry of Interior of of Croatia, as at 30 November 2020. Under Croatian legislation asylum seekers are registered from the moment when they express intention for international protection. ** Data source: Ministry of Interior of Republic of Croatia, as at 30 November 2020. Reception centers refer to reception centers for asylum1 seekers in and . Occupancy relates to the number of asylum seekers present at the last Monday of the month.

STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT ASYLUM CROATIA NOVEMBER 2020

Potential asylum seekers in contact with UNHCR UNHCR provides initial legal information to potential asylum seekers. Those expressing intention to seek asylum are referred to the relevant Croatian authorities. The charts below reflect the profile of persons who contacted UNHCR and expressed intention for asylum in November. Majority reported arriving from and Herzegovina and .

Profile of persons who contacted UNHCR and expressed intention for asylum in November

UASC Afghanistan 702 0% Persons with specific needs Iran 11 24%

Algeria 4 Single Iraq 2 men 0% Families Other 1 76%

Nationality breakdown Demographic breakdown

*** Data source: UNHCR, as at 30 November 2020.

Dublin Returns 2020*

Total: 40 Transfers to Croatia Jan – Nov 2020

to Croatia by country of origin from EU/EEA member states

Iraq 17 22 6 Syria 6 4

Libya 2 4 Iran 2 3 Afghanistan 2 Turkey 1 2 Unknown 1 2 Pakistan 1 1 2

Egypt 1 1

* Data source: Ministry of Interior of Republic of Croatia, as at 30 November 2020.

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CONTACTS Jan Kapic, Communications/PI Associate, Croatia, [email protected], Tel: +385 91 115 0115 115