Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 31.08 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 31.08 % change on previous year for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 204.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 107.98 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -94.15 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places Burkina Faso 18th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -19.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 48.4 % change on previous year | -353.5% |
| 2003 | 32.34 % change on previous year | -33.2% |
| 2004 | 4.89 % change on previous year | -84.9% |
| 2005 | 50.29 % change on previous year | +928.9% |
| 2006 | -1.81 % change on previous year | -103.6% |
| 2007 | -20.92 % change on previous year | +1056.6% |
| 2008 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 2009 | -15.79 % change on previous year | -1455.6% |
| 2010 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -123.5% |
| 2011 | 25.61 % change on previous year | +590.2% |
| 2012 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 2013 | 14.91 % change on previous year | +485.1% |
| 2014 | -74.43 % change on previous year | -599.1% |
| 2015 | -29.85 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 2016 | -10.64 % change on previous year | -64.4% |
| 2017 | -65.87 % change on previous year | +519.2% |
| 2018 | -6.98 % change on previous year | -89.4% |
| 2019 | -27.5 % change on previous year | +294.2% |
| 2020 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -112.5% |
| 2022 | -94.15 % change on previous year | -2830.2% |
| 2023 | 107.98 % change on previous year | -214.7% |
| 2024 | 30.28 % change on previous year | -72.0% |
| 2025 | 31.08 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.83 % change on previous year | -20.92 % change on previous year | 50.29 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -16.85 % change on previous year | -74.43 % change on previous year | 25.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.73 % change on previous year | -94.15 % change on previous year | 107.98 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 15 Egypt 37.46 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Zambia 33.84 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Morocco 32.12 % change on previous year compare
- 19 New Zealand 28.8 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Poland 25.98 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Senegal 25.24 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 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 Burkina Faso?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso was 31.08 % 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 107.98 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -94.15 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 18th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.