How many refugees have arrived in Europe?
According to UNHCR data, by the end of 2021, the number of people displaced across borders hosted in European countries was more than 7 million, an increase of 3 per cent from the previous year. This increase reflects newly recognized refugees, who total 288,000, primarily in Germany (79,700), France (51,000) and Italy (21,100).
Türkiye remained the largest refugee-hosting country in the world in 2021, with more than 3.8 million refugees at year-end, or 15 per cent of all people displaced across borders globally. Germany was the second-largest refugee-hosting country in Europe, with 1.3 million refugees.
The international armed conflict in Ukraine, which started in February 2022, has caused the largest human displacement crisis in the world today, with millions of people forced to flee their homes.