Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in North America
North America: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0105 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in North America, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in North America stood at 0.0105 units per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 1,129.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in North America peaked at 0.0105 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2012.
That places North America 1st out of 45 groups 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 North America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0013 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 units per person | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 units per person | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 units per person | -35.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per person | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per person | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | -54.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | +104.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per person | +90.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per person | +48.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per person | +50.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 units per person | +48.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 units per person | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 units per person | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 units per person | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 units per person | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 units per person | +39.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0074 units per person | +44.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0091 units per person | +22.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0105 units per person | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 1 Costa Rica 0.0346 units per person compare
- 2 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0171 units per person compare
- 3 Cyprus 0.0169 units per person compare
- 4 Peru 0.0161 units per person compare
More social development data for North America
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23.96 % change on previous year (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 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,033 (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 873,675 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 873,675 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -6.6 % 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 North America?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in North America was 0.0105 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0105 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2012.
- How does North America rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- North America ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,129.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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.