Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Ghana, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Ghana stood at 0 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.3% on the previous year and down 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0005 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2025.
Ghana ranks 136th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +428.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per person | +256.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -54.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | +43.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -92.2% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per person | +1549.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | -79.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -31.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +40.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | -31.4% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +31.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +64.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 units per person | +129.8% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -95.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More social development data for Ghana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,050 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,030 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,030 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 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 Ghana?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Ghana was 0 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 136th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.