Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in France
France: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0012 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in France, 2001–2025
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 France is 0.0012 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in France peaked at 0.0017 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 2003.
That places France 41st out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in France, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per person | -34.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 units per person | +157.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per person | -31.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per person | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per person | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 units per person | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per person | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 units per person | +40.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 units per person | -36.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 166 (2025)
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- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in France?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in France was 0.0012 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2003.
- How does France rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- France ranks 41st out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.