Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Peru
Peru: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0161 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Peru, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Peru stood at 0.0161 units per person.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 140,026.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0164 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
Peru ranks 4th of 179 countries 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +689.1% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +129.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +32.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +26.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +46.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +44.9% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -37.4% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -28.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +86.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +1131.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per person | +751.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0072 units per person | +500.9% |
| 2019 | 0.015 units per person | +107.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0164 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0162 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0161 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.015 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0158 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0161 units per person | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0159 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 0.0164 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 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
- 5 Libya 0.0142 units per person compare
- 6 United States 0.0109 units per person compare
- 7 Djibouti 0.0086 units per person compare
More social development data for Peru
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,788 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,885 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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 7,885 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Peru?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Peru was 0.0161 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0164 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Peru ranks 4th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140,026.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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.