Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 20.59 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 20.59 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 501.6% on the previous year and up 120.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in El Salvador peaked at 387.04 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2004.
That places El Salvador 25th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2008 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -66.67 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2011 | -72.22 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2012 | -100 % change on previous year | +38.5% |
| 2014 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 220 % change on previous year | -320.0% |
| 2019 | 81.25 % change on previous year | -63.1% |
| 2020 | 82.76 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 24.53 % change on previous year | -70.4% |
| 2022 | -18.18 % change on previous year | -174.1% |
| 2023 | 387.04 % change on previous year | -2228.7% |
| 2024 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 2025 | 20.59 % change on previous year | +501.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -40 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2010s | -6.27 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 220 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.36 % change on previous year | -18.18 % change on previous year | 387.04 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 22 Ecuador 22.04 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Guatemala 21.31 % change on previous year compare
- 24 South Sudan 21.26 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Chad 20.47 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Belarus 20.1 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Malawi 19.4 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for El Salvador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0107 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 El Salvador?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in El Salvador was 20.59 % 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 387.04 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does El Salvador rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 25th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.