Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Canada
Canada: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0075 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Canada stood at 0.0075 units per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 1,273.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0075 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 2014.
That places Canada 10th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0015 units per person | +50.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 units per person | -21.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 units per person | -35.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 units per person | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 units per person | +57.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 units per person | +42.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per person | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 units per person | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 units per person | -22.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per person | -32.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per person | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per person | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per person | +20.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per person | +114.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 units per person | +49.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 units per person | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 units per person | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 units per person | -26.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 units per person | +75.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0049 units per person | +70.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0071 units per person | +43.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0075 units per person | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Canada?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Canada was 0.0075 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0075 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2014.
- How does Canada rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,273.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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.