Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 16.88 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 16.88 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 86.0% on the previous year and down 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 120.81 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -36.36 % change on previous year, in 2007.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 8th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -32.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -28.14 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 42.42 % change on previous year | -250.8% |
| 2004 | 11.79 % change on previous year | -72.2% |
| 2005 | 16.9 % change on previous year | +43.3% |
| 2006 | 37.53 % change on previous year | +122.0% |
| 2007 | -36.36 % change on previous year | -196.9% |
| 2008 | -6.86 % change on previous year | -81.1% |
| 2009 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -80.7% |
| 2010 | 7.67 % change on previous year | -678.5% |
| 2011 | 35.18 % change on previous year | +358.4% |
| 2012 | 13.48 % change on previous year | -61.7% |
| 2013 | 29.25 % change on previous year | +117.1% |
| 2014 | 42.67 % change on previous year | +45.9% |
| 2015 | 47 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 27.88 % change on previous year | -40.7% |
| 2017 | 17.32 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 2018 | 18.29 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2019 | -8.16 % change on previous year | -144.6% |
| 2020 | -4.33 % change on previous year | -46.9% |
| 2021 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -184.1% |
| 2022 | 11.19 % change on previous year | +207.2% |
| 2023 | 81.01 % change on previous year | +624.1% |
| 2024 | 120.81 % change on previous year | +49.1% |
| 2025 | 16.88 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3876 % change on previous year | -36.36 % change on previous year | 42.42 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.06 % change on previous year | -8.16 % change on previous year | 47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2 % change on previous year | -4.33 % change on previous year | 120.81 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 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
- 10 Benin 70.84 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Brazil 61.65 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.29 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.24 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0109 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.24 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0057 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 -42.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.29 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -33.76 % 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 16.88 % 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 120.81 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.36 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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)
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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.