Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Thailand
Thailand: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 10.6 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Thailand, 2001–2025
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 Thailand is 10.6 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.9% on the previous year and up 153.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Thailand peaked at 206.41 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -67.81 % change on previous year, in 2013.
Thailand ranks 47th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -4.72 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 206.41 % change on previous year | -4471.1% |
| 2003 | 151.66 % change on previous year | -26.5% |
| 2004 | -60.76 % change on previous year | -140.1% |
| 2006 | -42.73 % change on previous year | -29.7% |
| 2007 | -26.81 % change on previous year | -37.2% |
| 2008 | -6.74 % change on previous year | -74.9% |
| 2009 | -18.45 % change on previous year | +173.7% |
| 2010 | -0.1171 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 2011 | 30.27 % change on previous year | -25947.0% |
| 2012 | 9.17 % change on previous year | -69.7% |
| 2013 | -67.81 % change on previous year | -839.1% |
| 2014 | 68.99 % change on previous year | -201.7% |
| 2015 | 4.18 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 2016 | -39.55 % change on previous year | -1045.9% |
| 2017 | -58.97 % change on previous year | +49.1% |
| 2018 | -54.35 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 2019 | -10.39 % change on previous year | -80.9% |
| 2020 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -117.3% |
| 2021 | -20.54 % change on previous year | -1246.1% |
| 2022 | 36.78 % change on previous year | -279.1% |
| 2023 | 80.78 % change on previous year | +119.6% |
| 2024 | 55.56 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 2025 | 10.6 % change on previous year | -80.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.73 % change on previous year | -60.76 % change on previous year | 206.41 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | -11.86 % change on previous year | -67.81 % change on previous year | 68.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.49 % change on previous year | -20.54 % change on previous year | 80.78 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 44 Sudan 12.45 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 12.32 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Eswatini 10.97 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Belgium 10.51 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Mali 9.52 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Nepal 9.42 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Thailand
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 84,017 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (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 327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 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 Thailand?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Thailand was 10.6 % 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 206.41 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -67.81 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does Thailand rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Thailand ranks 47th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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.