Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 9.04 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Madagascar, 2015–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 9.04 % change on previous year for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 63.9% on the previous year and down 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Madagascar peaked at 722.81 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -35.45 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Madagascar ranks 52nd of 166 countries 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | 170 % change on previous year | +70.0% |
| 2017 | 111.11 % change on previous year | -34.6% |
| 2018 | 57.89 % change on previous year | -47.9% |
| 2019 | 42.22 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 47.66 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 2021 | -35.45 % change on previous year | -174.4% |
| 2022 | -6.56 % change on previous year | -81.5% |
| 2023 | 722.81 % change on previous year | -11122.8% |
| 2024 | 25.05 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 2025 | 9.04 % change on previous year | -63.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.25 % change on previous year | 42.22 % change on previous year | 170 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2020s | 127.09 % change on previous year | -35.45 % change on previous year | 722.81 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 49 Mali 9.52 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Nepal 9.42 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Republic of Korea 9.1 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Liechtenstein 8.82 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Canada 7.67 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Rwanda 7.45 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Madagascar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 87 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 25 % 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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (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 Madagascar?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Madagascar was 9.04 % 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 722.81 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.45 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Madagascar ranks 52nd out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.