Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0473 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.0473 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 4,124.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0538 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 14th 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +140.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +52.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +158.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -57.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 2015 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2016 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +103.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +105.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | +181.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | +85.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0472 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0473 units per square kilometre | -12.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +181.1% | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 0.0233 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0497 units per square kilometre | 0.0472 units per square kilometre | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 11 Lebanon 0.7443 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Naoero 0.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5711 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Rwanda 0.5132 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Italy 0.4968 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Switzerland 0.478 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Austria 0.461 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 493,239 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 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 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 493,239 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0473 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0538 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,124.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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.