Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: 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 Botswana, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Botswana stood at 0 units per person.
The figure is up 195.2% on the previous year and down 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0006 units per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2006.
Botswana ranks 145th of 179 countries 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, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per person | +979.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per person | +33.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -95.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +3448.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | -32.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -42.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +306.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -44.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | +177.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -86.5% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +64.6% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -92.9% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +195.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 142 India 0 units per person compare
- 143 Nepal 0 units per person compare
- 144 Afghanistan 0 units per person compare
- 146 Philippines 0 units per person compare
- 147 Kazakhstan 0 units per person compare
- 148 Macao 0 units per person compare
More social development data for Botswana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 847 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 384 (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 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 384 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Botswana?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Botswana 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2006.
- How does Botswana rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 145th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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.