Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Other small states
Other small states: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was -6.42 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Other small states, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Other small states recorded -6.42 % change on previous year for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is up 21.3% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Other small states peaked at 201.41 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -24.89 % change on previous year, in 2008.
Other small states ranks 37th of 45 groups 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 201.41 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 4.36 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
| 2003 | 145.61 % change on previous year | +3237.0% |
| 2004 | 47.2 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 2005 | 28.95 % change on previous year | -38.7% |
| 2006 | -3.7 % change on previous year | -112.8% |
| 2007 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -204.0% |
| 2008 | -24.89 % change on previous year | -746.9% |
| 2009 | -17.33 % change on previous year | -30.4% |
| 2010 | -11.33 % change on previous year | -34.6% |
| 2011 | -12.65 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 9.12 % change on previous year | -172.1% |
| 2013 | 17.54 % change on previous year | +92.3% |
| 2014 | -15.01 % change on previous year | -185.6% |
| 2015 | -16.09 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 115.58 % change on previous year | -818.5% |
| 2017 | 32.86 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 2018 | 41.01 % change on previous year | +24.8% |
| 2019 | 48.01 % change on previous year | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 2021 | 12.89 % change on previous year | +241.2% |
| 2022 | 21.48 % change on previous year | +66.6% |
| 2023 | -8.75 % change on previous year | -140.7% |
| 2024 | -8.16 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2025 | -6.42 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.83 % change on previous year | -24.89 % change on previous year | 201.41 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.9 % change on previous year | -16.09 % change on previous year | 115.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 % change on previous year | -8.75 % change on previous year | 21.48 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 34 Cameroon 15.71 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Somalia 15.46 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Kyrgyzstan 14.18 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Gambia 13.87 % change on previous year compare
- 38 India 13.83 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Israel 13.52 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Greece 13.04 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Other small states
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 144,882 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,244 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,244 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0111 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 -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 144,882 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0151 % 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 Other small states?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Other small states was -6.42 % 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 201.41 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.89 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Other small states rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Other small states ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Other small states 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.