Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.005 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Suriname, 2016–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Suriname stood at 0.005 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 6,716.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.0051 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2016.
Suriname ranks 14th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +54.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | +204.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 units per person | +585.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 units per person | +37.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 units per person | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0051 units per person | +22.2% |
| 2025 | 0.005 units per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More social development data for Suriname
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (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 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Suriname?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Suriname was 0.005 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2016.
- How does Suriname rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 14th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,716.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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.