Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Middle income
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 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 Middle income is 0.0005 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Middle income peaked at 0.0005 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
That places Middle income 32nd 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +43.7% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +27.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +58.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | +90.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | -46.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +26.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | +26.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 units per person | +31.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.6% |
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 Middle income
- 29 United Kingdom 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
- 35 Mauritania 0.0014 units per person compare
More social development data for Middle income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.28 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.13 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.13 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 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 -23.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.28 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.32 % 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 Middle income?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Middle income rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Middle income ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.