Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 0 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia stood at 0 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 305.42 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -68.34 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places Saudi Arabia 81st out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35.84 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -46.81 % change on previous year | -230.6% |
| 2003 | -24.8 % change on previous year | -47.0% |
| 2004 | 82.98 % change on previous year | -434.6% |
| 2005 | 23.26 % change on previous year | -72.0% |
| 2006 | 26.89 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 5.58 % change on previous year | -79.3% |
| 2008 | -33.45 % change on previous year | -699.9% |
| 2009 | -46.56 % change on previous year | +39.2% |
| 2010 | -15.84 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 2011 | -5.88 % change on previous year | -62.9% |
| 2012 | 22.5 % change on previous year | -482.5% |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | -66.67 % change on previous year | -6633.3% |
| 2016 | 54.55 % change on previous year | -181.8% |
| 2017 | 60.78 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 7.38 % change on previous year | -87.9% |
| 2020 | 305.42 % change on previous year | +4036.5% |
| 2021 | 31.96 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 2022 | -68.34 % change on previous year | -313.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1015 % change on previous year | -100.1% |
| 2024 | -0.9632 % change on previous year | -1049.0% |
| 2025 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.55 % change on previous year | -46.81 % change on previous year | 82.98 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.43 % change on previous year | -66.67 % change on previous year | 60.78 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 44.69 % change on previous year | -68.34 % change on previous year | 305.42 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 78 Qatar 0.6579 % 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
More social development data for Saudi Arabia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 448 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,368 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (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 2,368 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia was 0 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 305.42 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -68.34 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 81st out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.