Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Benin
Benin: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 70.84 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Benin, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Benin is 70.84 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 328.6% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Benin peaked at 594.04 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -62.62 % change on previous year, in 2008.
Benin ranks 10th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 258.62 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 49.52 % change on previous year | -80.9% |
| 2003 | 158.52 % change on previous year | +220.1% |
| 2004 | 29.35 % change on previous year | -81.5% |
| 2005 | 61.73 % change on previous year | +110.3% |
| 2006 | -20.45 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 2007 | -60.61 % change on previous year | +196.4% |
| 2008 | -62.62 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2009 | -38.07 % change on previous year | -39.2% |
| 2010 | -23.77 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 2011 | 280.64 % change on previous year | -1280.6% |
| 2012 | -62.43 % change on previous year | -122.2% |
| 2013 | -20.3 % change on previous year | -67.5% |
| 2014 | -35.85 % change on previous year | +76.6% |
| 2015 | 158.82 % change on previous year | -543.0% |
| 2016 | 27.27 % change on previous year | -82.8% |
| 2017 | 16.96 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 2018 | 17.56 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 21.1 % change on previous year | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 24.4 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 9.05 % change on previous year | -62.9% |
| 2022 | 188.54 % change on previous year | +1982.9% |
| 2023 | 594.04 % change on previous year | +215.1% |
| 2024 | -30.99 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 2025 | 70.84 % change on previous year | -328.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.78 % change on previous year | -62.62 % change on previous year | 258.62 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 38 % change on previous year | -62.43 % change on previous year | 280.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 142.65 % change on previous year | -30.99 % change on previous year | 594.04 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 7 Estonia 86.63 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Latvia 85.17 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Ethiopia 79.19 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Brazil 61.65 % change on previous year compare
- 12 North Macedonia 46.15 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Iraq 38.41 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Benin
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,974 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Benin?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Benin was 70.84 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 594.04 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -62.62 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 10th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.