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title: "Interesting Refugees facts"  
description: "There are currently over 26 million refugees worldwide, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Here's some interesting Refugees facts"  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2023-01-02  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1980/interesting-refugees-facts  
category: "education"  
tags: ["Refugees", "refugees Facts", "interesting refugees Facts", "interesting facts"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Interesting Refugees facts

![Interesting Refugees facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/923e8739-3f7d-4279-a5b3-120ebc56e553/images/93e3dd64-4d5d-4f4c-a963-20e0d1627306.jpeg) ![Interesting Refugees facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/923e8739-3f7d-4279-a5b3-120ebc56e553/images/4ca7637f-fa04-4a2e-b50e-467b5e0a12f3.jpeg) There are currently over 26 million refugees worldwide, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). ![Interesting Refugees facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/923e8739-3f7d-4279-a5b3-120ebc56e553/images/eff03664-41af-40ea-9fee-cdccba55066b.jpeg) The majority of refugees come from just five countries: Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar, and Somalia. ![Interesting Refugees facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/923e8739-3f7d-4279-a5b3-120ebc56e553/images/2522d1f0-958d-4219-842a-50a12cff681f.jpeg) The majority of refugees are hosted by developing countries, rather than wealthy ones. ![Interesting Refugees facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/923e8739-3f7d-4279-a5b3-120ebc56e553/images/99e73165-7451-4785-adb8-99806cac4c68.jpeg) The vast majority of refugees are in urban areas, rather than camps. ![Interesting Refugees facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/923e8739-3f7d-4279-a5b3-120ebc56e553/images/19e6fde2-8fcc-4a45-a962-1d052c64281a.jpeg) Many refugees are children: around 50% of the world's refugees are under the age of 18. ![Interesting Refugees facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/923e8739-3f7d-4279-a5b3-120ebc56e553/images/c3e5a65a-6fca-4357-9ee7-0e3739be1c45.jpeg) Most refugees flee to neighboring countries, rather than going to distant ones. ![Interesting Refugees facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/923e8739-3f7d-4279-a5b3-120ebc56e553/images/3701dd25-d128-4e30-979b-7203320de164.jpeg) Many refugees have experienced trauma, including violence, persecution, and loss of loved ones. ![Interesting Refugees facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/923e8739-3f7d-4279-a5b3-120ebc56e553/images/97066ed2-8009-4ae3-b850-ab74e7ef2a9a.jpeg) Many refugees are highly educated and skilled, but often struggle to find work in their host countries.

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