Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Australia will permanently boost its annual refugee intake to almost 19,000, from 13,750 refugees in 2015 - 2016.
Australia ranks third among top countries that resettled the most refugees through the UN in 2015.
However, refugees resettled through the UN in 2015 (107,100) looks small when you compare with it with the number of displaced people around the world (65.3 million) and the number of refugees being assisted by the UNHCR (16.1 million).
When it comes to the total number of refugees recognised and resettled by a country, Australia ranks 25th (and 32nd on a per capita basis).
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