Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in East Timor
East Timor: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in East Timor, 2002–2010
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 East Timor is -100 % change on previous year, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 71.4% on the previous year and down 500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in East Timor peaked at 140 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2006.
East Timor ranks 153rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -16.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 140 % change on previous year | -940.0% |
| 2004 | -33.33 % change on previous year | -123.8% |
| 2005 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2006 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2009 | -58.33 % change on previous year | -41.7% |
| 2010 | -100 % change on previous year | +71.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5 % change on previous year. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -11.39 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 140 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2010s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 150 Slovakia -80 % change on previous year compare
- 151 Cote d'Ivoire -87.76 % change on previous year compare
- 152 Ghana -95.18 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Aruba -100 % change on previous year
- 153 Albania -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Bahamas -100 % change on previous year
- 153 Bolivia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Curacao -100 % change on previous year
- 153 Eritrea -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Hong Kong -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Haiti -100 % change on previous year
- 153 Hungary -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Iran -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Jamaica -100 % change on previous year
- 153 Sierra Leone -100 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Uzbekistan -100 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for East Timor
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in East Timor?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in East Timor was -100 % change on previous year in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 140 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does East Timor rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- East Timor ranks 153rd out of 166 countries with data for 2010.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.