Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0003 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Latvia, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Latvia stood at 0.0003 units per person.
The figure is up 87.0% on the previous year and up 186.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.0003 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 87th 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 in Latvia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +203.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +66.4% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +411.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +29.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -63.9% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +79.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +188.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per person | +121.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | -51.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0003 units per person | +87.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 84 Montenegro 0.0003 units per person compare
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 0.0003 units per person compare
- 86 South Sudan 0.0003 units per person compare
- 88 Republic of Moldova 0.0003 units per person compare
- 89 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0002 units per person compare
- 90 Paraguay 0.0002 units per person compare
More social development data for Latvia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 32,454 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 189 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (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 189 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0176 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 Latvia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Latvia was 0.0003 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Latvia ranks 87th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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.