Definition: Refugee

Category: Migration statistics

Third country national who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, is outside the country of nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country, or a stateless person, who, being outside of the country of former habitual residence for the same reasons as mentioned above, is unable or, owing to such fear, unwilling to return to it, and to whom Article 12 does not apply. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2004/l_304/l_30420040930en00120023.pdf Eurostat, United Nations, "International Recommendations on Refugee Statistics (IRRS) - Expert Group on Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Statistics", Luxembourg, March 2018