Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Low income
Low income: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0216 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Low income, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Low income recorded 0.0216 units per square kilometre for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 48.0% on the previous year and up 251.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Low income peaked at 0.0216 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.002 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
Low income ranks 33rd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +147.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 2004 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | +48.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 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
- 34 Malaysia 0.1478 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 France 0.1478 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Uruguay 0.1381 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Low income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7.51 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17.84 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17.84 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0098 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 10.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7.51 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -13.79 % 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 Low income?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Low income was 0.0216 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0216 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Low income rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Low income ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 251.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low 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.