Morocco vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate
Morocco
32.12 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
8.77 % change on previous year
in 2025
Morocco rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate over time
- Morocco
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 32.12 % change on previous year against 8.77 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 23.35 % change on previous year.
That makes Morocco's figure about 3.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Morocco ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 166 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.83 % change on previous year | 22.56 % change on previous year | 77.26 % change on previous year | Morocco |
| 2010s | 45.56 % change on previous year | 11.17 % change on previous year | 34.39 % change on previous year | Morocco |
| 2020s | 36.8 % change on previous year | 12.53 % change on previous year | 24.26 % change on previous year | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate, Morocco or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Morocco, at 32.12 % change on previous year against 8.77 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate between Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 23.35 % change on previous year, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Morocco ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.