Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0006 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 0.0006 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.
The figure is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 265.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.0006 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2008.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | +38.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -30.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | +36.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per person | +52.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0006 units per person | +20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 22 Greece 0.0031 units per person compare
- 23 Australia 0.003 units per person compare
- 24 Israel 0.0029 units per person compare
- 25 Eswatini 0.0028 units per person compare
- 26 Netherlands 0.0027 units per person compare
- 27 Malta 0.0024 units per person compare
- 28 Austria 0.0024 units per person compare
More social development data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.06 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0116 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 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 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.06 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -13.83 % 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.0006 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2008.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 265.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.