Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0461 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 0.0461 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 81.0% on the previous year and up 582.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0461 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 units per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 16th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2003 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0251 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0229 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0255 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | +81.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.0251 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 13 United Kingdom 0.5711 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Rwanda 0.5132 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Italy 0.4968 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More social development data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.29 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.24 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0109 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.24 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0057 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 -42.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.29 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -33.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0461 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0461 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 units per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 582.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.