Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Least developed countries, 2000–2025
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 Least developed countries is 0.0005 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 39.0% on the previous year and up 214.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Least developed countries peaked at 0.0005 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2004.
Least developed countries ranks 30th of 45 groups 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -30.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +32.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | +28.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 units per person | +42.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 units per person | +39.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 27 Malta 0.0024 units per person compare
- 28 Austria 0.0024 units per person compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0021 units per person compare
- 30 Switzerland 0.0019 units per person compare
- 31 Niger 0.0018 units per person compare
- 32 Malaysia 0.0018 units per person compare
- 33 Iceland 0.0017 units per person compare
More social development data for Least developed countries
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0122 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 9.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -9.25 % 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 Least developed countries?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Least developed countries was 0.0005 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2004.
- How does Least developed countries rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Least developed countries ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.