Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0095 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Mauritius, 2016–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Mauritius stood at 0.0095 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 280.0% over ten years.
Mauritius ranks 99th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2019 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2023 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 96 Lesotho 0.012 units per square kilometre compare
- 97 Australia 0.0107 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 Tajikistan 0.01 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Latvia 0.0089 units per square kilometre compare
- 101 Saint Lucia 0.0082 units per square kilometre compare
- 102 Brazil 0.0081 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Mauritius
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 283 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -50 % 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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 283 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Mauritius was 0.0095 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0095 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Mauritius rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 99th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 280.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.