Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0011 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malawi, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0011 units per person.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0017 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2004.
That places Malawi 43rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0009 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0007 units per person | -22.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | -63.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | +55.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per person | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | -31.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 units per person | +97.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 units per person | +41.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per person | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 units per person | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 units per person | +27.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.001 units per person | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | -18.9% |
| 2024 | 0.001 units per person | +16.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0011 units per person | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More social development data for Malawi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,241 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 551 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -33.33 % 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 551 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0016 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 Malawi?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malawi was 0.0011 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 43rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.