Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0037 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.0037 units per square kilometre for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0049 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +164.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +274.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +260.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +69.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +274.8% | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +260.1% | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0027 units per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +164.4% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1178 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Panama 0.1135 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Bulgaria 0.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
- 44 Burundi 0.0884 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 250,611 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.73 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.73 million (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 250,611 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.36 % 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0037 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.