Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Burundi
Burundi: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0884 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Burundi, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.0884 units per square kilometre for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 42.5% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Burundi peaked at 0.7748 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0884 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Burundi ranks 44th of 177 countries on this measure, 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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2342 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.3111 units per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3415 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4114 units per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4169 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7748 units per square kilometre | +85.9% |
| 2006 | 0.278 units per square kilometre | -64.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2931 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2052 units per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2468 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4696 units per square kilometre | +90.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3915 units per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2387 units per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2354 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1186 units per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1141 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1405 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1383 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2203 units per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3503 units per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1914 units per square kilometre | -45.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1673 units per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1538 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0884 units per square kilometre | -42.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3513 units per square kilometre | 0.2052 units per square kilometre | 0.7748 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2417 units per square kilometre | 0.1141 units per square kilometre | 0.4696 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1502 units per square kilometre | 0.0884 units per square kilometre | 0.1914 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 41 Eswatini 0.103 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 United Arab Emirates 0.0992 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Benin 0.0899 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Dominican Republic 0.0868 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Belize 0.0865 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Togo 0.0809 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Burundi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 110,800 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0221 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 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 Burundi?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Burundi was 0.0884 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7748 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0884 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 44th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.