Canada vs Europe & Central Asia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Canada
0.0075 units per person
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia
0.0015 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
10th
Europe & Central Asia rank
13th

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0075 units per person against 0.0015 units per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.006 units per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 5.0 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 10th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th of 179 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0012 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0009 units per person Canada
2010s 0.0012 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0003 units per person Canada
2020s 0.0044 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.003 units per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita, Canada or Europe & Central Asia?
Canada, at 0.0075 units per person against 0.0015 units per person in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Canada and Europe & Central Asia?
0.006 units per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Europe & Central Asia?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Canada and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Canada ranks 10th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 5,379 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.