Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Afghanistan, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 277.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 144th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +270.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -61.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -58.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -60.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +35.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +108.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +67.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +28.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +53.7% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +70.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -34.5% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +46.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +43.9% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (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 0.0609 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 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, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Afghanistan was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 144th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 277.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.