Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.0001 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 9,447.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0004 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2015.
Saudi Arabia ranks 103rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 (capita) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +29.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -49.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -28.3% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +74.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -36.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -48.6% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -68.4% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +48.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +60.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +2611.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | +286.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per person | +35.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -69.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0005 units per person, 23% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0004 units per person, 25% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +2611.0% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 2020 | +286.3% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More social development data for Saudi Arabia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 448 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,368 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,368 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0001 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2015.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 103rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9,447.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.