Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Nauru
Nauru: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0077 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Nauru, 2012–2025
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 Nauru is 0.0077 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Nauru peaked at 0.068 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 2023.
That places Nauru 9th 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 Nauru, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0369 units per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0507 units per person | +37.3% |
| 2014 | 0.068 units per person | +34.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0282 units per person | -58.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0277 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0111 units per person | -59.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0362 units per person | +225.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0358 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0077 units per person | -78.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0065 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 units per person | -71.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 units per person | -41.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0075 units per person | +588.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0077 units per person | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0368 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | 0.068 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More social development data for Nauru
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Nauru?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Nauru was 0.0077 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.068 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 2023.
- How does Nauru rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Nauru ranks 9th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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.