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| Migrant crisis: Six charts that show where refugees are coming from, where they are going and how they are getting to Europe | Migrant crisis: Six charts that show where refugees are coming from, where they are going and how they are getting to Europe |
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| More migrants and refugees are arriving in Europe than ever recorded before as war, persecution and poverty continues to drive people from their homes - and the numbers are still rising. | More migrants and refugees are arriving in Europe than ever recorded before as war, persecution and poverty continues to drive people from their homes - and the numbers are still rising. |
| One in every 122 people in the world is currently either a refugee, internally displaced or seeking asylum because the "world is a mess", according to the head of the UN’s refugee agency. | One in every 122 people in the world is currently either a refugee, internally displaced or seeking asylum because the "world is a mess", according to the head of the UN’s refugee agency. |
| The true number of arrivals, mainly taking perilous voyages over the Mediterranean and Aegean seas, or trekking through the Balkans, is impossible to gauge but 350,000 have been detected so far this year. | The true number of arrivals, mainly taking perilous voyages over the Mediterranean and Aegean seas, or trekking through the Balkans, is impossible to gauge but 350,000 have been detected so far this year. |
| Many families arriving in the EU have stayed in several countries on their long journeys, while others have been driven out of places like Libya where they initially worked or sought refuge before it descended into turmoil. | Many families arriving in the EU have stayed in several countries on their long journeys, while others have been driven out of places like Libya where they initially worked or sought refuge before it descended into turmoil. |
| Ranked by citizenship, most migrants and refugees are from Kosovo, a partially-recognised state where youth unemployment stands at more than 55 per cent. | Ranked by citizenship, most migrants and refugees are from Kosovo, a partially-recognised state where youth unemployment stands at more than 55 per cent. |
| Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis make up some of the other largest groups, fleeing conflict and insurgencies from Islamist groups including Isis and the Taliban. Syrian refugees make up the second-largest group of people arriving by citizenship | Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis make up some of the other largest groups, fleeing conflict and insurgencies from Islamist groups including Isis and the Taliban. Syrian refugees make up the second-largest group of people arriving by citizenship |
| According to Frontex, the EU border agency, trends at the start of this year showed a tenfold annual increase in people travelling from Greece on the Western Balkans route. | According to Frontex, the EU border agency, trends at the start of this year showed a tenfold annual increase in people travelling from Greece on the Western Balkans route. |
| Dozens of men, women and children have been killed walking on railway lines on the long trek through Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia and Hungary, which is building a controversial 100-mile long fence to keep them out. | Dozens of men, women and children have been killed walking on railway lines on the long trek through Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia and Hungary, which is building a controversial 100-mile long fence to keep them out. |
| A huge proportion of people are continuing to cross the Mediterranean in voyages that have killed more than 2,000 so far this year. Syrian migrants cross under a fence into Hungary at the border with Serbia on 26 August | A huge proportion of people are continuing to cross the Mediterranean in voyages that have killed more than 2,000 so far this year. Syrian migrants cross under a fence into Hungary at the border with Serbia on 26 August |
| Most people coming by sea are currently arriving in Greece, closely followed by Italy. Other destinations include Spain and Malta, on a far smaller scale. | Most people coming by sea are currently arriving in Greece, closely followed by Italy. Other destinations include Spain and Malta, on a far smaller scale. |
| In Greece, 23,000 migrants entered last week alone, mainly making the journey to islands in the Aegean including Kos and Lesbos in flimsy rubber dinghys. Tourists sunbathe on a beach in Kos as migrants struggle to the shore | In Greece, 23,000 migrants entered last week alone, mainly making the journey to islands in the Aegean including Kos and Lesbos in flimsy rubber dinghys. Tourists sunbathe on a beach in Kos as migrants struggle to the shore |
| EU law states that people must apply for asylum in their country of arrival and wait for their application to be granted before they can legally travel onwards through the Schengen zone. | EU law states that people must apply for asylum in their country of arrival and wait for their application to be granted before they can legally travel onwards through the Schengen zone. |
| But as countries like Italy and Greece struggle to cope with overwhelming demand on their administration, many people are carrying on to other European nations on their journey or delaying the process until they arrive in their final destination. | But as countries like Italy and Greece struggle to cope with overwhelming demand on their administration, many people are carrying on to other European nations on their journey or delaying the process until they arrive in their final destination. |
| Statistics from the European Commission show that 185,000 people applied for asylum for the first time across the EU in the first three months of this year, but only a tiny fraction were in Britain. | Statistics from the European Commission show that 185,000 people applied for asylum for the first time across the EU in the first three months of this year, but only a tiny fraction were in Britain. |
| Most of those lodging applications in Britain were from Pakistan, followed by Eritrea and Syria. | Most of those lodging applications in Britain were from Pakistan, followed by Eritrea and Syria. |
| For someone to be recognised as a refugee in the UK, the government must be satisfied that they are unable to go back to their own country or live safely there because of conflict or persecution. | For someone to be recognised as a refugee in the UK, the government must be satisfied that they are unable to go back to their own country or live safely there because of conflict or persecution. |
| When the figures are adjusted to be proportionate to countries’ respective populations, the UK ranks even lower – in 17th place. | When the figures are adjusted to be proportionate to countries’ respective populations, the UK ranks even lower – in 17th place. |
| There were 114 asylum seekers for every million people already living in the country in the first three months of this year. | There were 114 asylum seekers for every million people already living in the country in the first three months of this year. |
| In Hungary, which is a major entry point for migrants taking the land route through the Balkans, the figure was almost 30 times that. | In Hungary, which is a major entry point for migrants taking the land route through the Balkans, the figure was almost 30 times that. |
| According to UNHCR figures, the country with the most refugees in the world per capital (1,000 inhabitants) last year was Lebanon at 232 - more than a fifth of its population. | According to UNHCR figures, the country with the most refugees in the world per capital (1,000 inhabitants) last year was Lebanon at 232 - more than a fifth of its population. |
| In second place was Jordan, followed Nauru, Chad, Djibouti, South Sudan and Turkey. | In second place was Jordan, followed Nauru, Chad, Djibouti, South Sudan and Turkey. |
| The only European countries on the list were Sweden and Malta, on 15 and 14 respectively. | The only European countries on the list were Sweden and Malta, on 15 and 14 respectively. |