Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Jamaica, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Jamaica is 0 units per person, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 158th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +162.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -76.2% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 155 Bangladesh 0 units per person compare
- 156 China 0 units per person compare
- 157 Cambodia 0 units per person compare
- 158 Aruba 0 units per person compare
- 158 Bahamas 0 units per person compare
- 158 Bolivia 0 units per person compare
- 158 Cape Verde 0 units per person
- 158 Curacao 0 units per person compare
- 158 Eritrea 0 units per person compare
- 158 Grenada 0 units per person compare
- 158 Hong Kong 0 units per person compare
- 158 Haiti 0 units per person compare
- 158 Iran 0 units per person compare
- 158 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 units per person compare
- 158 Saint Lucia 0 units per person compare
- 158 Monaco 0 units per person
- 158 Myanmar 0 units per person
- 158 Singapore 0 units per person compare
- 158 Solomon Islands 0 units per person compare
- 158 Sierra Leone 0 units per person compare
- 158 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 units per person compare
- 158 Turkmenistan 0 units per person compare
- 158 East Timor 0 units per person compare
- 158 Uzbekistan 0 units per person compare
More social development data for Jamaica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31 (2022)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,642 (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 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,642 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2022)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Jamaica?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Jamaica was 0 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 158th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.