Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Euro area
Euro area: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.3648 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Euro area, 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 Euro area stood at 0.3648 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 33.2% on the previous year and up 238.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Euro area peaked at 0.3648 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0618 units per square kilometre, in 2007.
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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0838 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0841 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.114 units per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0977 units per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0918 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0759 units per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 0.069 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0618 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0767 units per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0834 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0884 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1079 units per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1497 units per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2715 units per square kilometre | +81.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3367 units per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3032 units per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2871 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.28 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2416 units per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2283 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2739 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3648 units per square kilometre | +33.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0819 units per square kilometre | 0.0618 units per square kilometre | 0.114 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1993 units per square kilometre | 0.0834 units per square kilometre | 0.3367 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2772 units per square kilometre | 0.2283 units per square kilometre | 0.3648 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 5.58 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 Costa Rica 3.79 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3.76 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Cyprus 3.43 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Euro area
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.83 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,326 (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 20,326 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0163 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 -0.2957 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.83 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -3.1 % 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 Euro area?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Euro area was 0.3648 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3648 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0618 units per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Euro area rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 238.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area 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.