Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 23.71 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 23.71 % change on previous year for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 110.9% on the previous year and up 5,065.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 56.68 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -28.15 % change on previous year, in 2003.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 6th out of 45 groups 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 42.39 % change on previous year | +138.8% |
| 2003 | -28.15 % change on previous year | -166.4% |
| 2004 | 5.5 % change on previous year | -119.5% |
| 2005 | 19.21 % change on previous year | +249.3% |
| 2006 | -12.18 % change on previous year | -163.4% |
| 2007 | -0.3825 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 2008 | -11.05 % change on previous year | +2789.5% |
| 2009 | 33.24 % change on previous year | -400.8% |
| 2010 | 27.49 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -91.0% |
| 2012 | -8.81 % change on previous year | -456.7% |
| 2013 | 8.23 % change on previous year | -193.4% |
| 2014 | 20.54 % change on previous year | +149.5% |
| 2015 | -0.4775 % change on previous year | -102.3% |
| 2016 | 19.83 % change on previous year | -4253.6% |
| 2017 | 40.1 % change on previous year | +102.2% |
| 2018 | -3.57 % change on previous year | -108.9% |
| 2019 | 19.46 % change on previous year | -645.2% |
| 2020 | -12.22 % change on previous year | -162.8% |
| 2021 | 26.12 % change on previous year | -313.7% |
| 2022 | 4.02 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
| 2023 | 56.68 % change on previous year | +1311.1% |
| 2024 | 11.24 % change on previous year | -80.2% |
| 2025 | 23.71 % change on previous year | +110.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.37 % change on previous year | -28.15 % change on previous year | 42.39 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.53 % change on previous year | -8.81 % change on previous year | 40.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.26 % change on previous year | -12.22 % change on previous year | 56.68 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 3 Honduras 217.27 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Fiji 210 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Botswana 200 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Bangladesh 91.43 % change on previous year compare
- 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
More social development data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.06 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0116 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 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 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.06 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -13.83 % change on previous year (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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 23.71 % 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.68 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.15 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,065.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.