New Zealand vs Zambia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate
New Zealand
28.8 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zambia
33.84 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Zealand rank
19th
Zambia rank
16th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate over time
- New Zealand
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 33.84 % change on previous year against 28.8 % change on previous year in New Zealand, a difference of 5.04 % change on previous year.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Zambia ahead.
New Zealand ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 16th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -18.56 % change on previous year | 26.2 % change on previous year | 44.76 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2010s | 17.13 % change on previous year | 75.54 % change on previous year | 58.41 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2020s | 58.43 % change on previous year | 26.31 % change on previous year | 32.12 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
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, New Zealand or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 33.84 % change on previous year against 28.8 % change on previous year in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate between New Zealand and Zambia?
- 5.04 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Zambia rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- New Zealand ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 16th 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.