Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0279 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total is 0.0279 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 320.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.0279 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places IDA & IBRD total 30th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | +54.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | +82.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | -40.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.025 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 27 Kenya 0.2633 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Greece 0.2536 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Egypt 0.2333 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Uganda 0.1878 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More social development data for IDA & IBRD total
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.17 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0029 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 -11.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.17 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -8.01 % 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total was 0.0279 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0279 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 320.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.