Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0004 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Namibia, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0004 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.0011 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 2014.
That places Namibia 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.001 units per person | +56.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per person | -58.8% |
| 2003 | 0.001 units per person | +157.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per person | -48.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 units per person | -35.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per person | -31.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per person | +31.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per person | +47.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 units per person | +22.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.001 units per person | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 units per person | -23.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 units per person | -34.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0004 units per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More social development data for Namibia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,470 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 685 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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 685 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0018 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 Namibia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Namibia was 0.0004 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.