Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0868 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.0868 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.
That represents a change of up 92.4% on the previous year and up 410.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0868 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 45th 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | +7216.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | -57.2% |
| 2013 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | +72.0% |
| 2020 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0451 units per square kilometre | +238.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0868 units per square kilometre | +92.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0189 units per square kilometre | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 0.0868 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 42 United Arab Emirates 0.0992 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Benin 0.0899 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Burundi 0.0884 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Belize 0.0865 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Togo 0.0809 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Pakistan 0.08 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Dominican Republic
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,240 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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 1,240 (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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 0.0868 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0868 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 45th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 410.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.