Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0109 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in United States of America, 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 of America 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 of America peaked at 0.0109 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2010.
That places United States of America 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 in United States of America, 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% |
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 of America
More social development data for United States of America
- 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 of America?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in United States of America 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 of America?
- 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 of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2010.
- How does United States of America rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- United States of America 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 of America?
- 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 of America 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.