Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in European Union
European Union: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0025 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in European Union, 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 European Union is 0.0025 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in European Union peaked at 0.0026 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 2007.
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 European Union, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 units per person | +34.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 units per person | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per person | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per person | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 units per person | +48.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per person | +92.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 units per person | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 units per person | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 units per person | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 units per person | +31.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0025 units per person | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Costa Rica 0.0346 units per person compare
- 2 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0171 units per person compare
- 3 Cyprus 0.0169 units per person compare
- 4 Peru 0.0161 units per person compare
- 5 Libya 0.0142 units per person compare
More social development data for European Union
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7.74 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 27,822 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 27,822 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0171 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -0.4154 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7.74 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -2.65 % change on previous year (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 European Union?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in European Union was 0.0025 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2007.
- How does European Union rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union 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.