Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0028 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Eswatini, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Eswatini stood at 0.0028 units per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 1,114.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.0028 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2010.
That places Eswatini 25th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | +74.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | +36.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | -50.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | +42.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per person | +43.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | +34.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | +29.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 units per person | -42.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 units per person | +49.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 units per person | +79.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0025 units per person | +76.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0028 units per person | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More social development data for Eswatini
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,414 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 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 Eswatini?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Eswatini was 0.0028 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2010.
- How does Eswatini rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 25th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,114.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.