Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Macao
Macao: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.1623 units per square kilometre in 2017. ▼ Falling
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Macao, 2009–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Macao recorded 0.1623 units per square kilometre for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Macao peaked at 0.3367 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1623 units per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places Macao 32nd out of 177 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Macao, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.1695 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0.3367 units per square kilometre | +98.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3344 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1672 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 0.165 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.165 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1645 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1639 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1623 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.1623 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0493 units per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.1623 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.002 units per square kilometre, 81.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1695 units per square kilometre | 0.1695 units per square kilometre | 0.1695 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2074 units per square kilometre | 0.1623 units per square kilometre | 0.3367 units per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 29 Egypt 0.2333 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Uganda 0.1878 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Malawi 0.1877 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
More social development data for Macao
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2017)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (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 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2017)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2017)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % 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 Macao?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Macao was 0.1623 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3367 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1623 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Macao rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Macao ranks 32nd out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao 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.