Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.0005 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.0% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0034 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 68th of 179 countries on this measure, 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +1567.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -36.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +48.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per person | +119.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 units per person | +388.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 units per person | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0034 units per person | +46.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per person | -57.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 units per person | -33.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 units per person | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 units per person | +108.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per person | -52.3% |
| 2018 | 0.001 units per person | +40.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 units per person | +44.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per person | -72.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per person | +35.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 units per person | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 units per person | +21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0009 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More social development data for Ecuador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,428 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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 5,723 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 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 Ecuador?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0005 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0034 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 68th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.