Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in South Asia
South Asia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in South Asia, 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 Asia is 0 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 101.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in South Asia peaked at 0 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
That places South Asia 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Asia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +199.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +98.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +42.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +68.2% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +79.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -29.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +42.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +37.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -24.1% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +12.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in South Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +199.0% | 0 units per person | 0 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 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More social development data for South Asia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.44 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 238,179 (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 238,179 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 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 13.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.44 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.48 % 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 South Asia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in South Asia was 0 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does South Asia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- South Asia ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.