Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in North America
North America: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.1561 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in North America, 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 North America is 0.1561 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.4% on the previous year and up 2,555.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in North America peaked at 0.1561 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places North America 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 North America, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.023 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0247 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -54.2% |
| 2011 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +106.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +92.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0256 units per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 2018 | 0.044 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0522 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0598 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0762 units per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1066 units per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1561 units per square kilometre | +46.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 0.0247 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0522 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0997 units per square kilometre | 0.0598 units per square kilometre | 0.1561 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 5.58 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 Costa Rica 3.79 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3.76 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Cyprus 3.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Malta 2.55 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for North America
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 873,675 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,033 (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 4,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0023 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 23.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 873,675 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -6.6 % 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 North America?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in North America was 0.1561 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1561 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does North America rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- North America ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,555.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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.