Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0899 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0899 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 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 594.0% on the previous year and up 9,459.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.0899 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Benin 43rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +258.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +158.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | +61.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | -60.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -62.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +280.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -62.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +158.8% |
| 2016 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | +188.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0899 units per square kilometre | +594.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 0.0899 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 40 Bulgaria 0.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Eswatini 0.103 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 United Arab Emirates 0.0992 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Burundi 0.0884 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Dominican Republic 0.0868 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Belize 0.0865 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Benin
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,974 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 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 Benin?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.0899 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0899 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 43rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9,459.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.