Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0081 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Uruguay stood at 0.0081 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 39,253.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0091 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 8th 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +48.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +33.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +34.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +408.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per person | +491.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 units per person | +206.0% |
| 2019 | 0.004 units per person | +114.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 units per person | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 0.004 units per person | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 units per person | +22.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0071 units per person | +46.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0091 units per person | +27.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0081 units per person | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.006 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More social development data for Uruguay
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 126 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (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 126 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 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 Uruguay?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0081 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0091 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39,253.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.