Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in United States
United States: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 16.8 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in United States, 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 United States is 16.8 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in United States peaked at 345.04 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -90.16 % change on previous year, in 2010.
That places United States 31st out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 States, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.47 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -0.124 % change on previous year | -105.0% |
| 2003 | -11.26 % change on previous year | +8974.0% |
| 2004 | -24.85 % change on previous year | +120.8% |
| 2005 | -35.64 % change on previous year | +43.4% |
| 2006 | -26.82 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 2007 | -32.48 % change on previous year | +21.1% |
| 2008 | -17.49 % change on previous year | -46.1% |
| 2009 | -7.85 % change on previous year | -55.1% |
| 2010 | -90.16 % change on previous year | +1048.8% |
| 2011 | 86.42 % change on previous year | -195.9% |
| 2012 | 61.93 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 2013 | 345.04 % change on previous year | +457.1% |
| 2014 | 122.75 % change on previous year | -64.4% |
| 2015 | 52.37 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 2016 | 53.7 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 46.12 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 11.87 % change on previous year | -74.3% |
| 2019 | 17.89 % change on previous year | +50.7% |
| 2020 | 17.74 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 30.58 % change on previous year | +72.4% |
| 2022 | 38.03 % change on previous year | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 44.62 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 2024 | 22.4 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
| 2025 | 16.8 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 16.8 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -3.76 % change on previous year. (61 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -8974.0% | -0.124 % change on previous year | -11.26 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | -1048.8% | -7.85 % change on previous year | -90.16 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +457.1% | 61.93 % change on previous year | 345.04 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -17.11 % change on previous year | -35.64 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 70.79 % change on previous year | -90.16 % change on previous year | 345.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.36 % change on previous year | 16.8 % change on previous year | 44.62 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 28 Malawi 19.4 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Malaysia 19.05 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Djibouti 17.25 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Montenegro 16.67 % change on previous year compare
- 33 United Kingdom 16 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Cameroon 15.71 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for United States
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 457,647 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,667 (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 3,667 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0013 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 United States?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in United States was 16.8 % 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 345.04 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -90.16 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does United States rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- United States ranks 31st 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 States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.