Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Lesotho, 2011–2025
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 Lesotho is 0.0001 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2011.
Lesotho ranks 108th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | +453.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +27.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +114.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | +126.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | +24.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | -48.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More social development data for Lesotho
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 27 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 27 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Lesotho?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0001 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 108th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.