Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0215 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 0.0215 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 56.7% on the previous year and up 318.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.0215 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 2018 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +56.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.012 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 31 Malawi 0.1877 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Macau, China 0.1623 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Bahrain 0.1525 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Malaysia 0.1478 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 France 0.1478 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Uruguay 0.1381 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Mexico 0.1324 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.06 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0116 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 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 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.06 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -13.83 % 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.0215 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0215 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 318.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.