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35,200 Individuals
Refugees from DRC in neighbouring countries
Base Layer

Population

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Refugees from DRC in neighbouring countries

448,535



Demography
Male (48%) Age (52%) Female
9% 0 - 4 9%
12% 5 - 11 12%
8% 12 - 17 8%
18% 18 - 59 21%
1% 60 + 1%

Registered Refugees in DRC

247,033


DRC refugees who have returned to DRC since 1 January 2011

42,454


  Registered Refugees in DRC by Date

  DRC Refugees by Country of Asylum

Country Total Population    
Uganda
31 Dec 2015
202,289
Individuals
45.1 %
Rwanda
31 Jan 2016
74,820
Individuals
16.7 %
Tanzania
27 Aug 2014
55,870
Individuals
12.5 %
Burundi
30 Sep 2015
54,625
Individuals
12.2 %
Congo (Brazaville)
01 May 2015
23,455
Individuals
5.2 %
Kenya
27 Aug 2014
15,626
Individuals
3.5 %
South Sudan
27 Aug 2014
14,628
Individuals
3.3 %
Central African Republic
17 Feb 2015
5,342
Individuals
1.2 %
Ethiopia
30 Jun 2014
966
Individuals
0.2 %
Sudan
30 Jun 2014
914
Individuals
0.2 %

   Latest Documents

Population Statistics-UNHCR Rwanda,October 2015
Report Date: 12/11/2015
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Population Statistics-UNHCR Rwanda,October 2015
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Population Statistics-UNHCR Rwanda,August 2015
Report Date: 16/09/2015
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Population Statistics-UNHCR Rwanda,as of 31st August 2015
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Population of concern to UNHCR as of 12 August 2015
Report Date: 13/08/2015
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Map of Population of concern to UNHCR as of 12 August 2015
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Population Statistics-UNHCR Rwanda,July 2015
Report Date: 13/08/2015
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Population Statistics-UNHCR Rwanda, July 2015
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  Highlights

 As of 21 april 2015, 2,740 burundian asylum seekers have crossed the border and are in the territory of Uvira (97 %) and Fizi (3 %).
23 Apr 2015
The number of Burundian refugees in Rwanda has now reached over 10,000 with 4,300 of them having been registered by UNHCR.
22 Apr 2015
On 8th April 2015, UNHCR Rwanda started the registration of Burundian Asylum Seekers fleeing conflict. 2,341 asylum seekers received so far.
08 Apr 2015
As the current number of CAR refugees in the DRC has surpassed 90,000, UNHCR has officially opened a fifth CAR refugee camp near Bili in Equateur Province.
12 Mar 2015
19.289 CAR refugees have been registered by UNHCR/CNR in the Bosobolo territory, but still many more Central Africans are crossing into the DRC for refuge
18 Feb 2015
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