Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0576 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 stood at 0.0576 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 4,966.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0651 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +132.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 2007 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +154.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -55.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +96.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +109.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0256 units per square kilometre | +179.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0478 units per square kilometre | +86.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0577 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0651 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0576 units per square kilometre | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0478 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0579 units per square kilometre | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | 0.0651 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 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
- 10 Germany 1.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More social development data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 540,170 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.02 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.02 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 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 540,170 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.43 % 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0576 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0651 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,966.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.