Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 16.56 % 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, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 16.56 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 85.2% on the previous year and down 66.8% 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 peaked at 111.56 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -30.89 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 10th 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, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -30.89 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -26.84 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 39.14 % change on previous year | -245.8% |
| 2004 | 9.47 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 2005 | 19.57 % change on previous year | +106.7% |
| 2006 | 36.83 % change on previous year | +88.2% |
| 2007 | -24.74 % change on previous year | -167.2% |
| 2008 | -3.02 % change on previous year | -87.8% |
| 2009 | -0.2822 % change on previous year | -90.7% |
| 2010 | 8.96 % change on previous year | -3277.1% |
| 2011 | 24.71 % change on previous year | +175.7% |
| 2012 | 7.98 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 2013 | 24.61 % change on previous year | +208.5% |
| 2014 | 39.27 % change on previous year | +59.6% |
| 2015 | 49.95 % change on previous year | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 31.9 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 2017 | 20.3 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 2018 | 20.93 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2019 | -4.95 % change on previous year | -123.7% |
| 2020 | -2.92 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 2021 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -169.5% |
| 2022 | 4.67 % change on previous year | +130.1% |
| 2023 | 69.71 % change on previous year | +1392.8% |
| 2024 | 111.56 % change on previous year | +60.0% |
| 2025 | 16.56 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +3277.1% | -0.2822 % change on previous year | 8.96 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +1392.8% | 4.67 % change on previous year | 69.71 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.14 % change on previous year | -30.89 % change on previous year | 39.14 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.37 % change on previous year | -4.95 % change on previous year | 49.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6 % change on previous year | -2.92 % change on previous year | 111.56 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 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
- 12 North Macedonia 46.15 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Iraq 38.41 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.30 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.25 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.01 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.25 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0052 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 -42.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.30 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -33.73 % 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 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 16.56 % 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?
- The highest recorded value was 111.56 % 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?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.89 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.