Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Paraguay
Paraguay: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 5.13 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Paraguay, 2002–2025
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 Paraguay is 5.13 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 510.1% on the previous year and down 97.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Paraguay peaked at 407.25 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2004.
Paraguay ranks 62nd 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -58.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2004 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2006 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2013 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | 200 % change on previous year | -300.0% |
| 2016 | 14.81 % change on previous year | -92.6% |
| 2017 | 122.58 % change on previous year | +727.4% |
| 2018 | 407.25 % change on previous year | +232.2% |
| 2019 | 94.29 % change on previous year | -76.8% |
| 2020 | 113.53 % change on previous year | +20.4% |
| 2021 | -40.77 % change on previous year | -135.9% |
| 2022 | 39.53 % change on previous year | -197.0% |
| 2023 | 33.17 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2024 | -1.25 % change on previous year | -103.8% |
| 2025 | 5.13 % change on previous year | -510.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -71.67 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2010s | 105.56 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 407.25 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.89 % change on previous year | -40.77 % change on previous year | 113.53 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 59 Netherlands 6.02 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Lesotho 5.76 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Liberia 5.53 % change on previous year compare
- 63 Congo 5.12 % change on previous year compare
- 64 Gabon 4.88 % change on previous year compare
- 65 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.84 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Paraguay
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,621 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 162 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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 162 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 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 Paraguay?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Paraguay was 5.13 % 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 407.25 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Paraguay rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Paraguay ranks 62nd out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.