Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0009 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is 0.0009 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.0% on the previous year and up 2,754.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0009 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2008.
That places New Zealand 50th out of 179 countries 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per person | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | -32.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | -24.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | -30.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -49.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -42.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -32.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +77.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -43.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +109.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +28.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 units per person | +213.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 units per person | +90.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0009 units per person | +28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in New Zealand?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0009 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2008.
- How does New Zealand rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,754.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.