Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 2000–2022
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 Jamaica is 0 units per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 157th of 177 countries 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +162.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -76.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 154 Hungary 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 155 Russian Federation 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Cambodia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Aruba 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Bangladesh 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Curaçao 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Eritrea 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Fiji 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Grenada 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Hong Kong, China 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Haiti 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Monaco 0 units per square kilometre
- 157 Myanmar 0 units per square kilometre
- 157 Mongolia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Singapore 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Solomon Islands 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Sierra Leone 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Turkmenistan 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Timor-Leste 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Uzbekistan 0 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Jamaica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31 (2022)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,642 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,642 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2022)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 157th out of 177 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.