Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0027 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Netherlands, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.0027 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Netherlands peaked at 0.0053 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 26th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0053 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0049 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 units per person | -26.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 units per person | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 units per person | -36.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 units per person | -48.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per person | -55.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 units per person | +66.2% |
| 2009 | 0.001 units per person | +65.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 units per person | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 units per person | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 2015 | 0.0017 units per person | +303.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per person | -63.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | -44.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 units per person | +110.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 units per person | +26.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 units per person | -24.3% |
| 2021 | 0.001 units per person | +43.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 units per person | +82.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 units per person | +37.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0027 units per person | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 23 Australia 0.003 units per person compare
- 24 Israel 0.0029 units per person compare
- 25 Eswatini 0.0028 units per person compare
- 27 Malta 0.0024 units per person compare
- 28 Austria 0.0024 units per person compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0021 units per person compare
More social development data for Netherlands
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 283,935 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 159 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (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 159 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0157 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 Netherlands?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Netherlands was 0.0027 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.