Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Germany
Germany: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0036 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Germany, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.0036 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Germany peaked at 0.0071 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 2008.
That places Germany 20th 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0009 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.001 units per person | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 0.002 units per person | +91.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 units per person | -22.0% |
| 2004 | 0.001 units per person | -32.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 units per person | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per person | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per person | -35.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 units per person | +33.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 units per person | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per person | +36.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 units per person | +58.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 units per person | +66.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 units per person | +84.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0071 units per person | +38.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 units per person | -27.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 units per person | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 units per person | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 units per person | +38.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0042 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0036 units per person | -14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (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 327 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Germany?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Germany was 0.0036 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0071 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2008.
- How does Germany rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Germany ranks 20th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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.