Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Burkina Faso, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.0001 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 982.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0004 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2019.
That places Burkina Faso 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +43.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +28.3% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +45.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -75.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -31.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -66.8% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -29.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per person | +30539.9% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -94.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +103.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +27.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | +28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (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 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 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 Burkina Faso?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0001 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 982.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.