65 Million Refugees Worldwide: The world's Highest Level Ever

At the end of 2015 an estimated 65.3 million people were either refugees, asylum seekers or internally displaced. In other words one out of every 113 people on the planet is displaced.

The biggest influx of migrants since WW II has led to support for far right groups and controversial immigration laws in many countries around the world. The Un said that this is the first time the number of refugees worldwide has passed the 60 million mark.

More than half of the refugees come from Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia. Turkey is the largest host country for the refugees, hosting a staggering 2.5 million people followed by Pakistan and Lebanon.

The BBC is concerned that the large numbers of refuges has led to a "climate of xenophobia." "The European migration crisis has caused significant political rifts within the EU, with some states inside the border- free Schenegn area putting up fences and re-imposing frontier controls.

The European bloc reached an agreement with Turkey in an attempt to limit the mass movement of people into the EU, a deal that has been heavily criticized by human rights groups. "

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Refugees at highest ever level, reaching 65m, says UN

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