Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) in Syria
Syria: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Syria, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Syria stood at 0.0002 units per person.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Syria peaked at 0.001 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2002.
Syria ranks 99th of 179 countries 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 (capita) in Syria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -77.9% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -20.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +85.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +138.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | +163.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -63.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +34.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -26.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | +99.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per person | +140.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 units per person | +44.7% |
| 2018 | 0.001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 units per person | -37.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 units per person | -29.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | -39.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 units per person | -16.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0002 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0003 units per person, 52% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.0002 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0004 units per person, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More social development data for Syria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 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 0.1899 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Syria?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Syria was 0.0002 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2002.
- How does Syria rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Syria ranks 99th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.