Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Croatia
Croatia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0285 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Croatia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.0285 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.
That represents a change of up 33.1% on the previous year and up 745.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Croatia peaked at 0.0285 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Croatia 67th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Croatia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +270.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -55.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -76.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +475.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +146.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +242.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +50.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -65.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +1663.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -51.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +129.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2021 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | +113.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | +33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | 0.01 units per square kilometre | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 64 Ecuador 0.031 units per square kilometre compare
- 65 Iraq 0.029 units per square kilometre compare
- 66 Yemen 0.0289 units per square kilometre compare
- 68 Iceland 0.0283 units per square kilometre compare
- 69 Niger 0.0281 units per square kilometre compare
- 70 Sweden 0.0277 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Croatia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,748 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (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 Croatia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Croatia was 0.0285 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0285 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Croatia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Croatia ranks 67th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 745.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia 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.