Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in High income
High income: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.004 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in High income, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in High income stood at 0.004 units per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 282.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in High income peaked at 0.004 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2010.
That places High income 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 High income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 units per person | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per person | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | -26.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per person | +30.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per person | +53.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 units per person | +74.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 units per person | +32.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 units per person | +32.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 units per person | +17.6% |
| 2025 | 0.004 units per person | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 2 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0171 units per person compare
- 3 Cyprus 0.0169 units per person compare
- 4 Peru 0.0161 units per person compare
- 5 Libya 0.0142 units per person compare
- 6 United States 0.0109 units per person compare
- 7 Djibouti 0.0086 units per person compare
- 8 Uruguay 0.0081 units per person compare
More social development data for High income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.68 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,559 (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 149,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0068 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 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.68 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.03 % 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 High income?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in High income was 0.004 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2010.
- How does High income rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- High income ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 282.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this High income 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.