Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.001 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Rwanda, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Rwanda stood at 0.001 units per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 2,901.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.001 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2013.
That places Rwanda 45th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per person | +87.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per person | +29.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -82.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -53.4% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +394.2% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -86.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +81.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 units per person | +2490.9% |
| 2024 | 0.001 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 0.001 units per person | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More social development data for Rwanda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 115,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 244,415 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0168 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 244,415 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0079 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 Rwanda?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Rwanda was 0.001 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2013.
- How does Rwanda rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 45th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,901.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.