Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: 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 Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income is 0.0005 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0005 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
That places Low & middle income 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +32.8% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +52.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | +81.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | -42.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | +25.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 units per person | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 units per person | +26.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 units per person | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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
- 34 Central African Republic 0.0015 units per person compare
More social development data for Low & middle income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 18.78 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 27.96 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 27.96 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0028 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 -12.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 18.78 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -8.01 % 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 Low & middle income?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Low & middle income 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 Low & middle income?
- 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 Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Low & middle income rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.