Refugee Week 2025 Quiz

What do you know about refugees and asylum-seekers? Test yourself and then check your answers by going to this link:

  1. How many refugees and asylum seekers live in the UK (2022)?
  2. Approximately 400,000
  3. Approximately 700,000
  4. Approximately one million
  5. Approximately two million

Answer: An estimated 387,000 foreign-born people living in the UK in 2022 said they originally came to the UK to seek asylum. (https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/migration-to-the-uk-asylum)

  • What percentage of the UK population do asylum seekers come from:(2022)?
  • Approximately 0.6%
  • Approximately 2%
  • Approximately 5%
  • Approximately 10%

Answer: People who originally came to the UK to seek asylum (in 2022) was 0.6% of the UK’s total resident population of approximately 67 million. Over 50% had lived in the UK for more than16 years. (https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/migration-to-the-uk-asylum)

  • How many Ukrainian refugees were living in the UK in 2024 (approximately)
    • 50,000
    • 100,000
    •  200,000
    • 500,000

Answer: Around 217,000 Ukrainians were living in the UK as of 30 June 2024. (https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/ukrainian-migration-to-the-uk)

  • Which of the Following are famous refugees living in the UK
    • Zoe Wanamaker (film maker and actor)
    • Ncuti Gatwa (aka Dr.Who)
    • Lord Alf Dubbs (politician)
    • David Miliband (International Rescue Committee)
    • Freddie Mercury (pop star)
    • Sir Mo Farah (sportsman)
    • Dua Lipa (pop star)

Answer: All of them (https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2019/may/21/prominent-refugees-and-their-contribution-to-the-uk-in-pictures and

https://imix.org.uk/uk-famous-refugees-celebrity-history )

  • How many “boat people” approximately arrived in the UK in 2024?
    • 10,000
    • 20,000
    • 40,000
    • 50,000
    • 100,00

Answer: There were 36816 people detected arriving on boats in 2024 (https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/stay-informed/explainers/top-facts-from-the-latest-statistics-on-refugees-and-people-seeking-asylum)

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  • Since 2022 what percentage of “boat people” were granted asylum on first application (i.e. they had a valid claim for asylum)?
    • 5%
    • 25%
    • 35%
    • 55%
    • 65%
    • 95%

Answer: 65%

(https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/stay-informed/explainers/top-facts-from-the-latest-statistics-on-refugees-and-people-seeking-asylum ).

  • Of all immigrants  coming to the UK in 2024 what were the main categories (please place from highest(1) to lowest (6) in terms of numbers):
Irregular arrivals (no visa e.g. “boat people”)6
Safe legal routes (e.g. from Ukraine)4
International students (study visas)1
Family visas3
Work Visas2
Other visa5

Answers in box above

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-december-2024/summary-of-latest-statistics
  • Which of these countries are in the top ten countries in the world that take the highest numbers of refugees per head of population (2014-2023)?
    • United Kingdom
    • Germany
    • Turkey
    • France
    • Czech Republic
    • South Africa
    • Japan

Answer: Only one of them is in the top ten (Czech Republic). The top ten as percentages of their population are: Aruba (16%), Curacao (14%), Montenegro (11%), Nauru (9%), Armenia (9%), Lebanon (9%), Columbia (6%), Czech Republic (5%), Moldova (4%) and Estonia (4%)

https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2024/these-10-countries-receive-the-most-refugees

The top ten in terms of numbers are (in order): Iran, Turkey, Germany, Uganda, Pakistan, Chad, Russia, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Poland. The UK ranks 17th in the world.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/263423/major-refugee-hosting-countries-worldwide