Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0807 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Caribbean Small States, 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 Caribbean Small States is 0.0807 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.7% on the previous year and up 28,348.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Caribbean Small States peaked at 0.0807 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2006.
That places Caribbean Small States 7th out of 45 groups 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 Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +420.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +115.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -45.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +88.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +286.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +226.7% |
| 2017 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +92.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0338 units per square kilometre | +160.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0527 units per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0587 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0627 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0608 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0807 units per square kilometre | +32.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0527 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0657 units per square kilometre | 0.0587 units per square kilometre | 0.0807 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 4 Cyprus 3.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Malta 2.55 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Belgium 1.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Luxembourg 1.45 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Netherlands 1.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Israel 1.18 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Germany 1.03 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Caribbean Small States
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,308 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,997 (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 3,997 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -37.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,308 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15.62 % change on previous year (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 Caribbean Small States?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Caribbean Small States was 0.0807 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0807 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28,348.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.