Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Lithuania
Lithuania: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0053 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Lithuania, 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 Lithuania is 0.0053 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.2% on the previous year and up 350.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Lithuania peaked at 0.0078 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Lithuania 111th out of 177 countries 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +152.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -57.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -75.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +131.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +272.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +87.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -46.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +96.0% |
| 2017 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +69.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -70.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +302.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | -32.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 108 Liberia 0.0064 units per square kilometre compare
- 109 Kyrgyzstan 0.0063 units per square kilometre compare
- 110 Mauritania 0.0058 units per square kilometre compare
- 112 Romania 0.0046 units per square kilometre compare
- 113 Burkina Faso 0.0042 units per square kilometre compare
- 114 Paraguay 0.004 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Lithuania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 54,381 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 101 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 101 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0188 units per person (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 Lithuania?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Lithuania was 0.0053 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0078 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Lithuania rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Lithuania ranks 111th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 350.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.