Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Qatar
Qatar: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 0.6579 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Qatar, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Qatar stood at 0.6579 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 92.3% on the previous year and down 98.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Qatar peaked at 760 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -81.48 % change on previous year, in 2013.
Qatar ranks 78th 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 111.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 121.05 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 2004 | -45.24 % change on previous year | -137.4% |
| 2005 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 21.74 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | 35.71 % change on previous year | +64.3% |
| 2008 | -18.42 % change on previous year | -151.6% |
| 2009 | -67.74 % change on previous year | +267.7% |
| 2010 | 50 % change on previous year | -173.8% |
| 2011 | 220 % change on previous year | +340.0% |
| 2012 | 12.5 % change on previous year | -94.3% |
| 2013 | -81.48 % change on previous year | -751.9% |
| 2014 | 760 % change on previous year | -1032.7% |
| 2015 | 34.88 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 2016 | 23.28 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2017 | -13.99 % change on previous year | -160.1% |
| 2018 | -26.02 % change on previous year | +86.0% |
| 2019 | 8.79 % change on previous year | -133.8% |
| 2020 | 145.46 % change on previous year | +1554.6% |
| 2021 | 27.57 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 2022 | -54.84 % change on previous year | -298.9% |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 8.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 2025 | 0.6579 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.78 % change on previous year | -67.74 % change on previous year | 121.05 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.8 % change on previous year | -81.48 % change on previous year | 760 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.24 % change on previous year | -54.84 % change on previous year | 145.46 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 75 Sri Lanka 1.12 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Bahrain 0.8264 % change on previous year compare
- 77 Namibia 0.6834 % change on previous year compare
- 79 Mozambique 0.4873 % change on previous year compare
- 80 Switzerland 0.1705 % change on previous year compare
- 81 United Arab Emirates 0 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Barbados 0 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Cayman Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Guinea-Bissau 0 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Cambodia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Macau, China 0 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Mongolia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Saudi Arabia 0 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Qatar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 73 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (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 73 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Qatar?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Qatar was 0.6579 % 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 760 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -81.48 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does Qatar rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Qatar ranks 78th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.