Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was -31.62 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded -31.62 % change on previous year for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 135.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 89.19 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -44.37 % change on previous year, in 2004.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 45th out of 45 groups 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23.93 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -2.69 % change on previous year | -111.3% |
| 2003 | 32.01 % change on previous year | -1288.0% |
| 2004 | -44.37 % change on previous year | -238.6% |
| 2005 | -14.01 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 2006 | -1.36 % change on previous year | -90.3% |
| 2007 | -4.5 % change on previous year | +230.7% |
| 2008 | 21.3 % change on previous year | -573.1% |
| 2009 | 5.78 % change on previous year | -72.9% |
| 2010 | 18.98 % change on previous year | +228.3% |
| 2011 | 40.2 % change on previous year | +111.8% |
| 2012 | 85.35 % change on previous year | +112.3% |
| 2013 | 89.19 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 85.12 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 89.03 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 15.95 % change on previous year | -82.1% |
| 2017 | 23.48 % change on previous year | +47.2% |
| 2018 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -94.5% |
| 2019 | 4.4 % change on previous year | +243.7% |
| 2020 | -2.3 % change on previous year | -152.2% |
| 2021 | -4.3 % change on previous year | +87.1% |
| 2022 | -10.18 % change on previous year | +136.9% |
| 2023 | -18.81 % change on previous year | +84.8% |
| 2024 | -28.19 % change on previous year | +49.9% |
| 2025 | -31.62 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1288.0% | -2.69 % change on previous year | 32.01 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.79 % change on previous year | -44.37 % change on previous year | 32.01 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.3 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 89.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -15.9 % change on previous year | -31.62 % change on previous year | -2.3 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 42 Lebanon 12.88 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Indonesia 12.77 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Sudan 12.45 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 12.32 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Eswatini 10.97 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Thailand 10.6 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Belgium 10.51 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.83 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.66 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0223 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.66 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0112 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -19.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.83 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was -31.62 % 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.19 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -44.37 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 135.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.