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This is a about IRB’s inventory of refugee claims as of December 31, 2025. A few days ago, IRB published the detailed statistics of finalized refugee claims per country of origin together with the pending claims.
This is the source of the statistics: https://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/statistics/protection/Pages/index.aspx
As of December 31, 2025, IRB has a huge backlog of around 300,000 pending refugee claims. Based on finalizing approximately 80,000 in 2025, IRB may need up to 4 years to clear this backlog, provided that no new refugee claims are made during these 4 years.
In 2025, IRB finalized 79,462 claims, where 50,067 claims were accepted and around 29,500 claims were either rejected, abandoned or withdrawn.
In 2024, IRB finalized 73,456 claims, where 46,480 claims were accepted and around 27,000 claims were either rejected, abandoned or withdrawn.
In 2023, IRB finalized 51,848 claims, where 37,222 claims were accepted and around 14,000 claims were either rejected, abandoned or withdrawn.
In total, IRB finalized around 205,000 claims in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The total number of finalized (‘23 to ‘25) and pending claims stands at around 505,000.
Some interesting statistics:
Out of more than 170 countries, the top 17 countries with the highest number of refugee claims (finalized and pending) are: India, Mexico, Haiti, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, China, Columbia, Ghana, Congo (Democratic Republic), Guinea, Cameron, Kenya and Algeria.
Refugee claims from these top 17 countries account for approximately 373,200 claims (out of 505,000), or around 74%. Out of 300,000 pending claims, these top 17 countries account for 228,200 or 76%. This means that more than 160 countries only account for 71,800 or 24% of the 300,000 pending claims.
From 2023 to 2025, finalized claims from these top 17 countries accounted for 145,200 claims out of 205,000 or around 71%. To my limited knowledge, except for Iran, none of these top countries is war-torn.
Out of these top countries, there are the 5 top countries: India, Haiti, Mexico, Nigeria and Bangladesh. Together, these top 5 countries account for approximately 218,000 claims (out of the total of 505,000) or around 43%.
Out of 300,000 pending claims, these top 5 countries account for approximately 141,000 or 47%. From 2023 to 2025, finalized claims from these top 5 countries accounted for approximately 77,000 claims out of 205,000 or around 38%.
The top source country of refugee claims is India. For the total of finalized and pending claims, India accounted for approximately 66,000 claims out of 505,000 or 13%. It accounts for 45,687 out of 300,000 pending claims or 15%. From 2023 to 2025, the finalized claims from India accounted for 20,300 or around 9.6%.
Next is Mexico, with a total of finalized and pending claims of 53,600 out of 505,000 or 10.6%, and 24,100 pending claims out of 300,000 (8%) and almost 29,500 finalized claims out of 205,000 (14.3%).
Then comes Haiti, with a total of finalized and pending claims of approximately 42,000 out of 505,000 (8.29%), and 29,349 pending claims out of 300,000 (9.78%), and almost 12,600 finalized claims out of 205,000 (6.1%).
Refugee claims from the top South Asia countries (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) account for 123,400 out of 505,000 (24.4%), 87,140 pending claims out of 300,000 (29%) and 36,260 finalized claims out of 205,000 (17.6%).
Refugee claims from the top South America and Caribbean countries (Mexico, Haiti and Columbia) account for 115,600 out of 505,000 (22.8%), 62,200 pending claims out of 300,000 (20.7%) and 53,500 finalized claims out of 205,000 (26%).
This is a about IRB’s inventory of refugee claims as of December 31, 2025. A few days ago, IRB published the detailed statistics of finalized refugee claims per country of origin together with the pending claims.
This is the source of the statistics: https://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/statistics/protection/Pages/index.aspx
As of December 31, 2025, IRB has a huge backlog of around 300,000 pending refugee claims. Based on finalizing approximately 80,000 in 2025, IRB may need up to 4 years to clear this backlog, provided that no new refugee claims are made during these 4 years.
In 2025, IRB finalized 79,462 claims, where 50,067 claims were accepted and around 29,500 claims were either rejected, abandoned or withdrawn.
In 2024, IRB finalized 73,456 claims, where 46,480 claims were accepted and around 27,000 claims were either rejected, abandoned or withdrawn.
In 2023, IRB finalized 51,848 claims, where 37,222 claims were accepted and around 14,000 claims were either rejected, abandoned or withdrawn.
In total, IRB finalized around 205,000 claims in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The total number of finalized (‘23 to ‘25) and pending claims stands at around 505,000.
Some interesting statistics:
Out of more than 170 countries, the top 17 countries with the highest number of refugee claims (finalized and pending) are: India, Mexico, Haiti, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, China, Columbia, Ghana, Congo (Democratic Republic), Guinea, Cameron, Kenya and Algeria.
Refugee claims from these top 17 countries account for approximately 373,200 claims (out of 505,000), or around 74%. Out of 300,000 pending claims, these top 17 countries account for 228,200 or 76%. This means that more than 160 countries only account for 71,800 or 24% of the 300,000 pending claims.
From 2023 to 2025, finalized claims from these top 17 countries accounted for 145,200 claims out of 205,000 or around 71%. To my limited knowledge, except for Iran, none of these top countries is war-torn.
Out of these top countries, there are the 5 top countries: India, Haiti, Mexico, Nigeria and Bangladesh. Together, these top 5 countries account for approximately 218,000 claims (out of the total of 505,000) or around 43%.
Out of 300,000 pending claims, these top 5 countries account for approximately 141,000 or 47%. From 2023 to 2025, finalized claims from these top 5 countries accounted for approximately 77,000 claims out of 205,000 or around 38%.
The top source country of refugee claims is India. For the total of finalized and pending claims, India accounted for approximately 66,000 claims out of 505,000 or 13%. It accounts for 45,687 out of 300,000 pending claims or 15%. From 2023 to 2025, the finalized claims from India accounted for 20,300 or around 9.6%.
Next is Mexico, with a total of finalized and pending claims of 53,600 out of 505,000 or 10.6%, and 24,100 pending claims out of 300,000 (8%) and almost 29,500 finalized claims out of 205,000 (14.3%).
Then comes Haiti, with a total of finalized and pending claims of approximately 42,000 out of 505,000 (8.29%), and 29,349 pending claims out of 300,000 (9.78%), and almost 12,600 finalized claims out of 205,000 (6.1%).
Refugee claims from the top South Asia countries (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) account for 123,400 out of 505,000 (24.4%), 87,140 pending claims out of 300,000 (29%) and 36,260 finalized claims out of 205,000 (17.6%).
Refugee claims from the top South America and Caribbean countries (Mexico, Haiti and Columbia) account for 115,600 out of 505,000 (22.8%), 62,200 pending claims out of 300,000 (20.7%) and 53,500 finalized claims out of 205,000 (26%).
