Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) in Sudan
Sudan: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) was 0.001 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Sudan, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.001 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 208.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.001 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
That places Sudan 46th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -99.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 units per person | +457457.8% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -98.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +774.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | +60.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | +37.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per person | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 units per person | +61.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2025 | 0.001 units per person | +9.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.001 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0003 units per person, 3.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.001 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +457457.8% | 0 units per person | 0.0008 units per person |
| 2004 | +774.8% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More social development data for Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 809,816 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (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 0.0546 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0157 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 Sudan?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Sudan was 0.001 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- How does Sudan rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 46th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 208.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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.