Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: 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 United Arab Emirates, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0 % change on previous year for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in United Arab Emirates peaked at 245.38 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -77.57 % change on previous year, in 2003.
That places United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.9 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -23.38 % change on previous year | -395.9% |
| 2003 | -77.57 % change on previous year | +231.8% |
| 2004 | -14.75 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 2005 | 48.08 % change on previous year | -425.9% |
| 2006 | -59.74 % change on previous year | -224.3% |
| 2007 | 112.9 % change on previous year | -289.0% |
| 2008 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -98.7% |
| 2009 | 13.43 % change on previous year | +786.6% |
| 2010 | 15.79 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 2011 | -53.41 % change on previous year | -438.3% |
| 2012 | 121.95 % change on previous year | -328.3% |
| 2013 | -18.68 % change on previous year | -115.3% |
| 2014 | 186.49 % change on previous year | -1098.2% |
| 2015 | 99.06 % change on previous year | -46.9% |
| 2016 | 43.36 % change on previous year | -56.2% |
| 2017 | 211.07 % change on previous year | +386.7% |
| 2018 | 245.38 % change on previous year | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 11.78 % change on previous year | -95.2% |
| 2020 | -0.5092 % change on previous year | -104.3% |
| 2021 | -0.3597 % change on previous year | -29.4% |
| 2022 | -1.29 % change on previous year | +259.0% |
| 2023 | -0.9283 % change on previous year | -28.1% |
| 2024 | -11.17 % change on previous year | +1103.6% |
| 2025 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9314 % change on previous year | -77.57 % change on previous year | 112.9 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.28 % change on previous year | -53.41 % change on previous year | 245.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.38 % change on previous year | -11.17 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6 |
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- 78 Qatar 0.6579 % change on previous year compare
- 79 Mozambique 0.4873 % change on previous year compare
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- 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 United Arab Emirates
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (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 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in United Arab Emirates?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 245.38 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was -77.57 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.