Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0505 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Early-demographic dividend, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Early-demographic dividend stood at 0.0505 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 332.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 0.0505 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 units per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Early-demographic dividend 13th out of 45 groups 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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +67.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2009 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0209 units per square kilometre | +79.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | +112.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | -52.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0423 units per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0443 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.006 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | 0.009 units per square kilometre | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0453 units per square kilometre | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 10 Germany 1.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Lebanon 0.7443 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Naoero 0.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5711 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Rwanda 0.5132 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Italy 0.4968 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Switzerland 0.478 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Early-demographic dividend
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.69 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.41 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.41 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0024 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 -28.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.69 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -8.49 % 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Early-demographic dividend was 0.0505 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0505 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 332.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.