Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Small states
Small states: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0034 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Small states, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Small states recorded 0.0034 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 773.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Small states peaked at 0.004 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2000.
Small states ranks 6th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +189.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per person | +142.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 units per person | +46.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 units per person | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 units per person | -25.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per person | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 units per person | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per person | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 units per person | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per person | +120.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per person | +39.9% |
| 2018 | 0.002 units per person | +67.9% |
| 2019 | 0.003 units per person | +48.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.004 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0034 units per person | -14.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0034 units per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 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
- 8 Uruguay 0.0081 units per person compare
- 9 Naoero 0.0077 units per person compare
More social development data for Small states
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 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 0.0072 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,762 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,762 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 147,210 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 147,210 (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 4.14 % 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 Small states?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Small states was 0.0034 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2000.
- How does Small states rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Small states ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 773.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.