Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Bolivia
Bolivia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Bolivia, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded -100 % change on previous year for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 153.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Bolivia peaked at 875 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2003.
That places Bolivia 153rd out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 300 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | -100 % change on previous year | -133.3% |
| 2005 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 875 % change on previous year | -975.0% |
| 2008 | -46.15 % change on previous year | -105.3% |
| 2009 | -60.71 % change on previous year | +31.5% |
| 2010 | 30.3 % change on previous year | -149.9% |
| 2011 | -60.47 % change on previous year | -299.5% |
| 2012 | -52.94 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 2013 | -37.5 % change on previous year | -29.2% |
| 2014 | 220 % change on previous year | -686.7% |
| 2015 | -100 % change on previous year | -145.5% |
| 2018 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 611.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 2020 | -35.12 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 2021 | -82.8 % change on previous year | +135.7% |
| 2022 | 125.93 % change on previous year | -252.1% |
| 2023 | 24.59 % change on previous year | -80.5% |
| 2024 | -39.47 % change on previous year | -260.5% |
| 2025 | -100 % change on previous year | +153.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5 % change on previous year. (38 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.44 % change on previous year, 41.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +975.0% | -100 % change on previous year | 875 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 144.69 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 875 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2010s | 76.4 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 611.76 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2020s | -17.81 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 125.93 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 150 Slovakia -80 % change on previous year compare
- 151 Cote d'Ivoire -87.76 % change on previous year compare
- 152 Ghana -95.18 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Aruba -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Albania -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Bahamas -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Curacao -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Eritrea -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Hong Kong -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Haiti -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Hungary -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Iran -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Jamaica -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Sierra Leone -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 East Timor -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Uzbekistan -100 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Bolivia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,147 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 710 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 710 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Bolivia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Bolivia was -100 % 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 875 % change on previous year in 2007.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does Bolivia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Bolivia ranks 153rd out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.