Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: 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 El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in El Salvador stood at 0.0001 units per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 506.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2004.
El Salvador ranks 119th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -66.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -72.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +219.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +81.2% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +82.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +24.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +384.8% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More social development data for El Salvador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0107 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 El Salvador?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in El Salvador 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2004.
- How does El Salvador rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 119th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.