Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0043 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in OECD members, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.0043 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 245.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.0043 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2010.
OECD members ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 units per person | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per person | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | -27.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per person | +34.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 units per person | +58.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 units per person | +77.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 units per person | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 units per person | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 units per person | +28.4% |
| 2024 | 0.004 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0043 units per person | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 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
- 5 Libya 0.0142 units per person compare
- 6 United States of America 0.0109 units per person compare
- 7 Djibouti 0.0086 units per person compare
More social development data for OECD members
- 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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289,139 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289,139 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.80 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.80 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 % 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 OECD members?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in OECD members was 0.0043 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0043 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2010.
- How does OECD members rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 245.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.