Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Bahamas
Bahamas: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0031 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Bahamas, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 0.0031 units per square kilometre for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 138.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Bahamas peaked at 0.0031 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Bahamas 120th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 2015 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -45.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +138.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 117 Chad 0.0039 units per square kilometre compare
- 118 Philippines 0.0035 units per square kilometre compare
- 119 Thailand 0.0033 units per square kilometre compare
- 121 Sri Lanka 0.0029 units per square kilometre compare
- 122 Argentina 0.0026 units per square kilometre compare
- 123 Namibia 0.0024 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Bahamas
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,598 (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 0.004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,598 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Bahamas?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Bahamas was 0.0031 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Bahamas ranks 120th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.