Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Djibouti
Djibouti: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0086 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Djibouti, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Djibouti stood at 0.0086 units per person.
That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 231.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Djibouti peaked at 0.0102 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2004.
That places Djibouti 7th 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.002 units per person | +254.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 units per person | +3283.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per person | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.001 units per person | +109.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 units per person | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 0.002 units per person | +156.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 units per person | +59.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 units per person | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 units per person | -32.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0078 units per person | +200.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0089 units per person | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0098 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0102 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0098 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0102 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0081 units per person | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0073 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0074 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0086 units per person | +15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0006 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More social development data for Djibouti
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,899 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,223 (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 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,223 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.021 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 Djibouti?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Djibouti was 0.0086 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0102 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2004.
- How does Djibouti rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 7th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 231.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.