Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Belize
Belize: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0043 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Belize, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Belize stood at 0.0043 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 116.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0087 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2006.
Belize ranks 17th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Belize, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -39.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -61.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -39.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +404.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -47.7% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +143.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +76.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +31.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | +80.0% |
| 2015 | 0.002 units per person | +515.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 units per person | +231.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0084 units per person | +25.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0087 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0056 units per person | -36.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0058 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0051 units per person | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0043 units per person | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More social development data for Belize
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 347 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 108 (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 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 108 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 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, per capita in Belize?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Belize was 0.0043 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0087 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2006.
- How does Belize rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Belize ranks 17th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize 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.