Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in OECD members
OECD members: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.1372 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in OECD members, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.1372 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 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.3% on the previous year and up 747.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in OECD members peaked at 0.1372 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 units per square kilometre, in 2007.
OECD members ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0229 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0225 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0173 units per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | +59.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0462 units per square kilometre | +78.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0599 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.063 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0704 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1061 units per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1372 units per square kilometre | +29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 0.0704 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0992 units per square kilometre | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | 0.1372 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 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
- 6 Belgium 1.46 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for OECD members
- 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289,139 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289,139 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.80 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.80 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 % 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 OECD members?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in OECD members was 0.1372 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1372 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 units per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does OECD members rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- OECD members ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 747.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.