Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0171 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.0171 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 26,405.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0209 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2012.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 2nd 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +106.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -50.3% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -94.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +109.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +131.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 units per person | +875.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0073 units per person | +402.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0127 units per person | +74.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0146 units per person | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0158 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0149 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0209 units per person | +40.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0152 units per person | -27.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0171 units per person | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0164 units per person | 0.0146 units per person | 0.0209 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More social development data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,877 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 576 (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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 576 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0171 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0209 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2012.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 2nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26,405.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.