Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Libya
Libya: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0142 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Libya, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Libya stood at 0.0142 units per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.7% on the previous year and up 237.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.0142 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
That places Libya 5th out of 179 countries 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -94.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +137.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +85.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +249.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | +892.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per person | +36.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 units per person | +70.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | -32.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per person | +133.0% |
| 2013 | 0.001 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 units per person | +32.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 units per person | +204.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 units per person | +30.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0059 units per person | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0051 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0059 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0075 units per person | +27.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0104 units per person | +38.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0142 units per person | +36.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0081 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More social development data for Libya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 552,523 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0741 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 Libya?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Libya was 0.0142 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0142 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- How does Libya rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Libya ranks 5th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 237.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.