Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0377 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Lower middle 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 Lower middle income stood at 0.0377 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 105.3% on the previous year and up 401.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Lower middle income peaked at 0.0377 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 units per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Lower middle income 19th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | -40.8% |
| 2003 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0377 units per square kilometre | +105.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | 0.0377 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 16 Switzerland 0.478 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Austria 0.461 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Jordan 0.4479 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Spain 0.4088 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Peru 0.3972 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Cayman Islands 0.3875 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Djibouti 0.3642 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Lower middle income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.41 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.40 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.40 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0018 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 -4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.41 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.59 % 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 Lower middle income?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Lower middle income was 0.0377 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0377 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 units per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Lower middle income rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Lower middle income ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 401.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.