Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Arab World
Arab World: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0023 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Arab World, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 0.0023 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.
The figure is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 493.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Arab World peaked at 0.0023 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2003.
Arab World ranks 8th of 45 groups on this measure, 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, per capita in Arab World, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +44.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -60.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +70.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | +36.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | +30.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +23.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 units per person | +39.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per person | +26.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per person | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.001 units per person | +64.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0018 units per person | +85.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0023 units per person | +26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 5 Libya 0.0142 units per person compare
- 6 United States of America 0.0109 units per person compare
- 7 Djibouti 0.0086 units per person compare
- 8 Uruguay 0.0081 units per person compare
- 9 Naoero 0.0077 units per person compare
- 10 Canada 0.0075 units per person compare
- 11 Egypt 0.0074 units per person compare
More social development data for Arab World
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0181 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 0.0069 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.09 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.09 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.48 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.48 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -4.01 % 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, per capita in Arab World?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Arab World was 0.0023 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2003.
- How does Arab World rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Arab World ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 493.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Arab World 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.