Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Lithuania
Lithuania: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was -47.65 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Lithuania, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded -47.65 % change on previous year for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 353.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Lithuania peaked at 302.46 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -75.56 % change on previous year, in 2004.
Lithuania ranks 141st of 166 countries on this measure, 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 152.38 % change on previous year | +204.8% |
| 2003 | -57.55 % change on previous year | -137.8% |
| 2004 | -75.56 % change on previous year | +31.3% |
| 2005 | 131.82 % change on previous year | -274.5% |
| 2006 | -21.57 % change on previous year | -116.4% |
| 2007 | -37.5 % change on previous year | +73.9% |
| 2008 | 272 % change on previous year | -825.3% |
| 2009 | -25.81 % change on previous year | -109.5% |
| 2010 | -2.9 % change on previous year | -88.8% |
| 2011 | 8.96 % change on previous year | -409.0% |
| 2012 | -4.11 % change on previous year | -145.9% |
| 2013 | 5.71 % change on previous year | -239.0% |
| 2014 | 87.84 % change on previous year | +1437.2% |
| 2015 | -46.04 % change on previous year | -152.4% |
| 2016 | 96 % change on previous year | -308.5% |
| 2017 | 69.39 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
| 2018 | 9.64 % change on previous year | -86.1% |
| 2019 | 49.45 % change on previous year | +413.1% |
| 2020 | -70.1 % change on previous year | -241.8% |
| 2021 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 302.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 2023 | -32.18 % change on previous year | -110.6% |
| 2024 | -10.51 % change on previous year | -67.3% |
| 2025 | -47.65 % change on previous year | +353.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.14 % change on previous year | -75.56 % change on previous year | 272 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.39 % change on previous year | -46.04 % change on previous year | 96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.67 % change on previous year | -70.1 % change on previous year | 302.46 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 138 Nigeria -40.83 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Tunisia -42.59 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Guyana -44.23 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Kazakhstan -48.9 % change on previous year compare
- 143 Panama -49.29 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Finland -57.16 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Lithuania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 54,381 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 101 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (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 101 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0188 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 Lithuania?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Lithuania was -47.65 % 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 302.46 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -75.56 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Lithuania rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Lithuania ranks 141st out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.