Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was -6.5 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income stood at -6.5 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 545.5% on the previous year and down 106.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Upper middle income peaked at 108.52 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -53.16 % change on previous year, in 2016.
Upper middle income ranks 38th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -23.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 106.94 % change on previous year | -556.2% |
| 2003 | 57.07 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 2004 | 21.73 % change on previous year | -61.9% |
| 2005 | 37.74 % change on previous year | +73.7% |
| 2006 | -6.89 % change on previous year | -118.3% |
| 2007 | 18.25 % change on previous year | -364.7% |
| 2008 | 28.32 % change on previous year | +55.2% |
| 2009 | 31.62 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 2010 | -32.49 % change on previous year | -202.8% |
| 2011 | 12.31 % change on previous year | -137.9% |
| 2012 | 7.61 % change on previous year | -38.2% |
| 2013 | 19.09 % change on previous year | +150.7% |
| 2014 | 81.66 % change on previous year | +327.8% |
| 2015 | 108.52 % change on previous year | +32.9% |
| 2016 | -53.16 % change on previous year | -149.0% |
| 2017 | 16.23 % change on previous year | -130.5% |
| 2018 | 36.36 % change on previous year | +124.0% |
| 2019 | 34.37 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 3.4 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 2021 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 2022 | -3.18 % change on previous year | -263.8% |
| 2023 | -10.61 % change on previous year | +233.3% |
| 2024 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 2025 | -6.5 % change on previous year | -545.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.15 % change on previous year | -23.44 % change on previous year | 106.94 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.05 % change on previous year | -53.16 % change on previous year | 108.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.25 % change on previous year | -10.61 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 35 Somalia 15.46 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Kyrgyzstan 14.18 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Gambia 13.87 % change on previous year compare
- 38 India 13.83 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Israel 13.52 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Greece 13.04 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Italy 12.96 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Upper middle income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.86 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6.73 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6.73 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 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 -35.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.86 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.9959 % 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 Upper middle income?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Upper middle income was -6.5 % 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 108.52 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -53.16 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Upper middle income rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Upper middle income ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 106.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.