Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in High income
High income: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 9.03 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in High income, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
High income recorded 9.03 % change on previous year for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 50.9% on the previous year and down 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in High income peaked at 75.22 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -26.24 % change on previous year, in 2005.
High income ranks 18th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 High income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -1.15 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 12.51 % change on previous year | -1189.7% |
| 2003 | -14.78 % change on previous year | -218.1% |
| 2004 | -19 % change on previous year | +28.5% |
| 2005 | -26.24 % change on previous year | +38.1% |
| 2006 | -11.07 % change on previous year | -57.8% |
| 2007 | -6.71 % change on previous year | -39.4% |
| 2008 | 5.32 % change on previous year | -179.4% |
| 2009 | 7.51 % change on previous year | +41.1% |
| 2010 | -11.94 % change on previous year | -259.1% |
| 2011 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -115.0% |
| 2012 | 5.54 % change on previous year | +209.0% |
| 2013 | 31.07 % change on previous year | +461.4% |
| 2014 | 54.47 % change on previous year | +75.3% |
| 2015 | 75.22 % change on previous year | +38.1% |
| 2016 | 17.03 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 2017 | 8.47 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 2018 | 6.44 % change on previous year | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 11.53 % change on previous year | +79.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9064 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 2021 | 14.59 % change on previous year | +1509.4% |
| 2022 | 33.04 % change on previous year | +126.5% |
| 2023 | 33.11 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 18.39 % change on previous year | -44.5% |
| 2025 | 9.03 % change on previous year | -50.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.95 % change on previous year | -26.24 % change on previous year | 12.51 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.96 % change on previous year | -11.94 % change on previous year | 75.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.18 % change on previous year | 0.9064 % change on previous year | 33.11 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 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
- 18 Burkina Faso 31.08 % 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 High income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.68 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,559 (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 149,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0068 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 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.68 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.03 % 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 High income?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in High income was 9.03 % 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 75.22 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.24 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does High income rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- High income ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.