World refugee resettlement falls by tens of thousands in 2017 as global refugee population rises by millions Number of refugees resettled worldwide, in thousands
Overall, the world resettled 103,000 refugees in 2017, down from 189,000 in 2016. The broad-based decline included decreases in other leading countries in refugee resettlement, such as Canada and Australia, though the drops in these countries were more modest than those in the U.S.
The decline in refugee resettlement comes as the global refugee population increased by 2.75 million, and reached a record 19.9 million in 2017, according to UNHCR. This exceeds the high in 1990, following the fall of the Berlin Wall.
World refugee resettlement falls by tens of thousands  | in 2017 as global refugee population rises by millions  | Number of refugees resettled worldwide, in thousands  | 200  | 189  | 2016-2017  | DECREASE  | 150  | OF 86. 800  | 103  | 100  | 50  | 1982  | 1987  | 1992  | 1997  | 2002  | 2007  | 2012  | 2017  | Number ofrefugees worldwide, in millions  | 2016 .2017  | INCREASE 19.9  | 20  | OF 2.75M  | 17.2  | 15  | 10  | 1982  | 1987  | 1992  | 1997  | 2002  | 2007  | 2012  | 2017  | Source: Pew Research Center Analysis oflinited Nations High Commissioner on Refugees  | data accessed June 27. 2018.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 