Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.0005 units per person.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 995.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0008 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2011.
United Arab Emirates ranks 63rd 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 in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -27.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -78.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +40.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -62.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +89.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -54.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +113.3% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -21.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +173.5% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +88.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +36.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | +201.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 units per person | +240.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 units per person | -15.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More social development data for United Arab Emirates
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.0005 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2011.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 63rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 995.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.