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answering dept short name	Home Office
question first answered	2023-12-20T16:39:44.637Z
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07/12/2023

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Asylum: Rwanda

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To ask His Majesty's Government how Rwanda compares in population density with (1) China, (2) Russia, (3) the USA, (4) Australia, (5) Libya, (6) France, (7) Spain, (8) Germany, (9) the UK, and (10) Greece; and how relevant they regard that measure in their policy for transporting migrants from the UK to Rwanda.

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Lord Marlesford

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20/12/2023

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The table below shows the estimated population density (the number of people per square kilometre) of the countries listed based on UN statistics published in October 20231. The countries are ordered as in the question plus Rwanda at 11:<table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>Country</td><td>Population density </td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>China2</td><td>148.5</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Russia</td><td>8.8</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>United States of America</td><td>37.0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Australia</td><td>3.4</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Libya</td><td>4.1</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>France</td><td>117.2</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Spain</td><td>94.7</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Germany</td><td>239.2</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>United Kingdom</td><td>278.1</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Greece</td><td>79.4</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Rwanda</td><td>569.1</td></tr></tbody></table>1 UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, ‘Statistical Yearbook 2023, Sixty-sixth issue’ (pages 15 to 35), October 20232 For statistical purposes, the UN data for China do not include the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Population was one of a range of factors that was considered when entering into the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda.

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Lord Sharpe of Epsom

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20/12/2023 16:39:44

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