Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) in United States
United States: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) was 0.0109 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in United States, 2000–2025
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 United States is 0.0109 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 1,123.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in United States peaked at 0.0109 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2010.
That places United States 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 (capita) in United States, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0014 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 units per person | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 units per person | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 units per person | -36.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per person | -27.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | -33.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -90.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +85.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +60.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | +341.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per person | +121.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per person | +51.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 units per person | +52.5% |
| 2017 | 0.002 units per person | +45.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 units per person | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.003 units per person | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 units per person | +30.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0054 units per person | +37.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0077 units per person | +43.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0094 units per person | +21.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0109 units per person | +16.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0109 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0005 units per person, 23.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +341.7% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More social development data for United States
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 457,647 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,667 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,667 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0013 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 United States?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in United States was 0.0109 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0109 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2010.
- How does United States rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- United States ranks 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,123.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.