Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Congo
Congo: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0013 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Congo, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Congo is 0.0013 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.003 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2000.
Congo ranks 40th of 179 countries 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0007 units per person | +168.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 units per person | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 units per person | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per person | +45.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per person | -47.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per person | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per person | +32.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per person | +50.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 units per person | +26.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 units per person | +53.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.003 units per person | +31.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 units per person | -65.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 units per person | +14.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0013 units per person | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More social development data for Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62,500 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (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 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0096 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 Congo?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Congo was 0.0013 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Congo ranks 40th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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.