Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Guatemala, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.0002 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 2,740.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2003.
Guatemala ranks 92nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 (capita) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +75.9% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -24.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +174.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +579.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +781.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +147.6% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +22.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +84.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +33.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | +61.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 units per person | +19.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0002 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 3.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0002 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 units per person, 2.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +781.6% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2014 | +579.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More social development data for Guatemala
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 34,994 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 34,994 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Guatemala?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0002 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2003.
- How does Guatemala rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 92nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,740.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.