Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0013 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in South Africa, 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 South Africa is 0.0013 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0193 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 2001.
That places South Africa 39th 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | -25.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 units per person | +355.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 units per person | +58.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 units per person | +35.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 units per person | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 units per person | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 units per person | +31.4% |
| 2009 | 0.006 units per person | +34.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 units per person | -45.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 units per person | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0083 units per person | +92.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0193 units per person | +131.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 units per person | -80.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 units per person | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 units per person | -50.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0013 units per person | -18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0193 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More social development data for South Africa
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 55,177 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,319 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 1,319 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in South Africa?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in South Africa was 0.0013 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0193 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 39th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.