Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Morocco
Morocco: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0254 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Morocco, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 0.0254 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 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 225.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Morocco peaked at 0.0254 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 2002.
Morocco ranks 72nd of 177 countries 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -75.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +56.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +956.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -51.2% |
| 2008 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +123.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +259.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +61.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -47.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +68.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | +127.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | +56.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 69 Niger 0.0281 units per square kilometre compare
- 70 Sweden 0.0277 units per square kilometre compare
- 71 Syria 0.0265 units per square kilometre compare
- 73 Finland 0.0244 units per square kilometre compare
- 74 Angola 0.0243 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 Mozambique 0.0234 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Morocco
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,304 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Morocco?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Morocco was 0.0254 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0254 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Morocco rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Morocco ranks 72nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 225.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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.