Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in High income
High income: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0862 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in High income, 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 High income stood at 0.0862 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 33.1% on the previous year and up 738.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in High income peaked at 0.0862 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0073 units per square kilometre, in 2010.
High income ranks 6th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 High income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0173 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | +54.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | +75.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0326 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0423 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0487 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0648 units per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0862 units per square kilometre | +33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0173 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0224 units per square kilometre | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0605 units per square kilometre | 0.0423 units per square kilometre | 0.0862 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 3 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3.76 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Cyprus 3.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Malta 2.55 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Belgium 1.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Luxembourg 1.45 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Netherlands 1.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Israel 1.18 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for High income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.68 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,559 (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 149,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0068 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 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.68 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.03 % 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 High income?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in High income was 0.0862 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0862 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0073 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does High income rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- High income ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 738.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this High income 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.