Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in OECD members
OECD members: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 5.98 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 5.98 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.8% on the previous year and down 92.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in OECD members peaked at 78.86 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -27.06 % change on previous year, in 2005.
OECD members ranks 25th 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -1.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 12.43 % change on previous year | -890.5% |
| 2003 | -14.98 % change on previous year | -220.5% |
| 2004 | -19.76 % change on previous year | +31.9% |
| 2005 | -27.06 % change on previous year | +36.9% |
| 2006 | -11.25 % change on previous year | -58.4% |
| 2007 | -7.98 % change on previous year | -29.1% |
| 2008 | 7.02 % change on previous year | -188.0% |
| 2009 | 7.99 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 2010 | -11.87 % change on previous year | -248.5% |
| 2011 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -134.6% |
| 2012 | 9.31 % change on previous year | +127.1% |
| 2013 | 35.63 % change on previous year | +282.5% |
| 2014 | 59.5 % change on previous year | +67.0% |
| 2015 | 78.86 % change on previous year | +32.5% |
| 2016 | 16.65 % change on previous year | -78.9% |
| 2017 | 11.3 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 5.09 % change on previous year | -55.0% |
| 2019 | 11.82 % change on previous year | +132.3% |
| 2020 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -88.5% |
| 2021 | 14.63 % change on previous year | +979.2% |
| 2022 | 29.05 % change on previous year | +98.6% |
| 2023 | 29.29 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 16.1 % change on previous year | -45.0% |
| 2025 | 5.98 % change on previous year | -62.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -6.13 % change on previous year | -27.06 % change on previous year | 12.43 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.04 % change on previous year | -11.87 % change on previous year | 78.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.07 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | 29.29 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 22 Ecuador 22.04 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Guatemala 21.31 % change on previous year compare
- 24 South Sudan 21.26 % change on previous year compare
- 25 El Salvador 20.59 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Chad 20.47 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Belarus 20.1 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Malawi 19.4 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for OECD members
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.80 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289,139 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289,139 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 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 -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.80 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 % 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 OECD members?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in OECD members was 5.98 % 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 78.86 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.06 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does OECD members rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- OECD members ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.