Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0019 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Switzerland, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0019 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0039 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per person, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 30th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0038 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0035 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 units per person | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 units per person | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 units per person | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 units per person | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 units per person | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 units per person | +57.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 units per person | -25.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 units per person | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 units per person | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 units per person | +55.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 units per person | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 units per person | -38.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 units per person | -24.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | -42.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 units per person | +107.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 units per person | +25.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0019 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Switzerland?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0019 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 30th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.