Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate by country
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.
Countries reporting
166
Highest
239.3 % change on previous year
Togo
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Uzbekistan
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
25
2001–2025
Data points
4,727
What the numbers show
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 239.3 % change on previous year in Togo; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -4.01 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 101 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 10,911.6%), and the largest decrease in Eritrea (down 13,440.0%).
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Togo | 239.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4,754.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Portugal | 235.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 215.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Honduras | 217.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 860.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Fiji | 210 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 562.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Botswana | 200 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 729.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 91.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 191.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Estonia | 86.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 761.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Latvia | 85.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 477.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 79.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Benin | 70.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 61.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 12 | North Macedonia | 46.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 146.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Iraq | 38.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 408.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Libya | 38.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 37.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Zambia | 33.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 214.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Morocco | 32.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 299.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 31.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 204.1% | volatile |
| 19 | New Zealand | 28.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 168.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Poland | 25.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Senegal | 25.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 258.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Ecuador | 22.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Guatemala | 21.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 24 | South Sudan | 21.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 25 | El Salvador | 20.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Chad | 20.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Belarus | 20.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 168.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Malawi | 19.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 10,911.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 19.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Djibouti | 17.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 31 | United States of America | 16.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Montenegro | 16.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 122.4% | volatile |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Cameroon | 15.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Somalia | 15.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 159.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Gambia | 13.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 38 | India | 13.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Israel | 13.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Greece | 13.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 172.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Italy | 12.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Lebanon | 12.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Indonesia | 12.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Sudan | 12.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Eswatini | 10.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,072.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Thailand | 10.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Belgium | 10.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Mali | 9.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Nepal | 9.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 110.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Republic of Korea | 9.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Madagascar | 9.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Liechtenstein | 8.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Canada | 7.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Rwanda | 7.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 6.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Ireland | 6.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Norway | 6.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Netherlands | 6.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Lesotho | 5.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Liberia | 5.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Paraguay | 5.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Congo | 5.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Gabon | 4.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 4.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 362.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Denmark | 4.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Mauritania | 4.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Yemen | 3.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Afghanistan | 3.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Peru | 3.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Armenia | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 122.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Central African Republic | 2.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Naoero | 2.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Bahrain | 0.8264 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Namibia | 0.6834 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Qatar | 0.6579 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Mozambique | 0.4873 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Switzerland | 0.1705 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 81 | United Arab Emirates | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Cayman Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Cambodia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Macau, China | 0 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Mongolia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Angola | -0.0198 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -0.0634 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Kenya | -0.4557 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Suriname | -0.8082 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 101.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Oman | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Cuba | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.9% | volatile |
| 98 | France | -3.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 129.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Niger | -3.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Papua New Guinea | -4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 131.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Uganda | -5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 691.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Malta | -5.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Spain | -5.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 112.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Czechia | -6.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 115.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Belize | -8.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 101.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Ukraine | -9.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 190.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Australia | -9.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 176.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Uruguay | -11.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 132.5% | volatile |
| 109 | China | -12.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 125.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Syria | -13.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 114.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -13.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 107.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Slovenia | -14.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 128.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Germany | -14.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 117.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Sweden | -15.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 108.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Cyprus | -15.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Argentina | -17.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 167.8% | volatile |
| 117 | South Africa | -17.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 113.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Costa Rica | -18.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 121.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Kuwait | -21.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Algeria | -23.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 167.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Austria | -23.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 109.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Azerbaijan | -25.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Japan | -27.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 156.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Zimbabwe | -28.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Chile | -28.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 133.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Russian Federation | -28.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Luxembourg | -28.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 131.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Burundi | -29.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 683.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Romania | -31.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 223.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Philippines | -31.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 130.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Türkiye | -33.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 133.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Serbia | -33.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Republic of Moldova | -34.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Mexico | -34.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Iceland | -38.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Pakistan | -39.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 341.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Colombia | -40.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Nigeria | -40.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Tunisia | -42.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Guyana | -44.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 111.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Lithuania | -47.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Kazakhstan | -48.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,399.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Panama | -49.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 144.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Finland | -57.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 473.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Georgia | -62.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Croatia | -64.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -66.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 256.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Jordan | -74.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 328.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Bulgaria | -77.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 290.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Slovakia | -80 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 274.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Côte d'Ivoire | -87.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3,520.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Ghana | -95.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 219.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Aruba | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Albania | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 189.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Bahamas | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,000.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 153 | Curaçao | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 126.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Eritrea | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 13,440.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Hong Kong, China | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 135.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Haiti | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 600.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Hungary | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 164.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Jamaica | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 11,300.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Timor-Leste | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 500.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Uzbekistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 1,451.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 50.81 % change on previous year
- European Union -3.56 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries 42.26 % change on previous year
- Euro area -3.79 % change on previous year
- IDA only 41.08 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states 30 % change on previous year
- Arab World 28.71 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 23.71 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern 22.34 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 16.88 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 16.88 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 16.56 % change on previous year
- North America 16.03 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 15.84 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 15.82 % change on previous year
- South Asia 13.7 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 13.7 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend 10.71 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend 9.13 % change on previous year
- High income 9.03 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States 8.9 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 8.77 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 8.77 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.77 % change on previous year
- World 7.73 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 7.05 % change on previous year
- OECD members 5.98 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income 5.48 % change on previous year
- IBRD only 4.16 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total 3.44 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend 2.75 % change on previous year
- IDA total 1.67 % change on previous year
- Middle income 0.2248 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend -0.1669 % change on previous year
- Small states -0.5296 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific -1.07 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) -4.38 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia -4.99 % change on previous year
- Other small states -6.42 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income -6.5 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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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.