Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 8.77 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 8.77 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 46.9% on the previous year and down 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 97.6 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -65.71 % change on previous year, in 2016.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 20th out of 45 groups 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.39 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 62.36 % change on previous year | +305.3% |
| 2003 | 8.08 % change on previous year | -87.0% |
| 2004 | 24.53 % change on previous year | +203.4% |
| 2005 | 20.91 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 2006 | -6.52 % change on previous year | -131.2% |
| 2007 | 12.73 % change on previous year | -295.3% |
| 2008 | 21.22 % change on previous year | +66.7% |
| 2009 | 37.2 % change on previous year | +75.3% |
| 2010 | -25.8 % change on previous year | -169.4% |
| 2011 | 17.46 % change on previous year | -167.7% |
| 2012 | 7.04 % change on previous year | -59.7% |
| 2013 | 6.26 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 57.41 % change on previous year | +817.0% |
| 2015 | 97.6 % change on previous year | +70.0% |
| 2016 | -65.71 % change on previous year | -167.3% |
| 2017 | 12.98 % change on previous year | -119.7% |
| 2018 | -5.07 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 2019 | 9.49 % change on previous year | -287.1% |
| 2020 | -7.45 % change on previous year | -178.5% |
| 2021 | 11.1 % change on previous year | -249.0% |
| 2022 | -12.19 % change on previous year | -209.8% |
| 2023 | 58.46 % change on previous year | -579.5% |
| 2024 | 16.51 % change on previous year | -71.8% |
| 2025 | 8.77 % change on previous year | -46.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.77 % change on previous year | -6.52 % change on previous year | 62.36 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.17 % change on previous year | -65.71 % change on previous year | 97.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.53 % change on previous year | -12.19 % change on previous year | 58.46 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 17 Morocco 32.12 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 31.08 % change on previous year compare
- 19 New Zealand 28.8 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Poland 25.98 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Senegal 25.24 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Ecuador 22.04 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Guatemala 21.31 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.48 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.08 million (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 11.08 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0072 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 11.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.48 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14.23 % 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa was 8.77 % 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -65.71 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.