Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Pacific island small states, 2008–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 0 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.4% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Pacific island small states peaked at 0.0003 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2011.
That places Pacific island small states 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +37.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | +34.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | -56.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | -56.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +218.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -77.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -57.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -49.2% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +448.8% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +28.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Pacific island small states changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +448.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More social development data for Pacific island small states
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 521 (2025)
- 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 521 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 45.94 % 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 Pacific island small states?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Pacific island small states was 0 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2011.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Pacific island small states ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.