Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0007 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.0007 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0013 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 45 groups 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 in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | +58.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | -27.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 units per person | +53.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 units per person | +92.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per person | -66.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 units per person | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 units per person | +54.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0007 units per person | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 16 Luxembourg 0.0044 units per person compare
- 17 Belize 0.0043 units per person compare
- 18 Italy 0.004 units per person compare
- 19 Kenya 0.0038 units per person compare
- 20 Germany 0.0036 units per person compare
- 21 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0032 units per person compare
- 22 Greece 0.0031 units per person compare
More social development data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.48 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.08 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.08 million (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.48 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14.23 % 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0007 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.