Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Austria
Austria: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.461 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Austria, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Austria is 0.461 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 28.3% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Austria peaked at 0.9702 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1205 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Austria 17th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Austria, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1205 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.184 units per square kilometre | +52.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3574 units per square kilometre | +94.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4067 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4637 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4933 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5136 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4656 units per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4446 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3894 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3103 units per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2965 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2717 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2755 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2756 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9702 units per square kilometre | +252.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9256 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.682 units per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4526 units per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3235 units per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 0.251 units per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3375 units per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6433 units per square kilometre | +90.6% |
| 2023 | 0.461 units per square kilometre | -28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3839 units per square kilometre | 0.1205 units per square kilometre | 0.5136 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4783 units per square kilometre | 0.2717 units per square kilometre | 0.9702 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4232 units per square kilometre | 0.251 units per square kilometre | 0.6433 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 14 Rwanda 0.5132 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Italy 0.4968 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Switzerland 0.478 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Jordan 0.4479 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Spain 0.4088 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Peru 0.3972 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Austria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 286,651 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 33 (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 33 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0311 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 square kilometre in Austria?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Austria was 0.461 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9702 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1205 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Austria rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Austria ranks 17th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.