Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Poland
Poland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0228 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Poland, 2002–2023
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 Poland is 0.0228 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 131.3% on the previous year and up 224.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Poland peaked at 0.0228 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 units per square kilometre, in 2003.
Poland ranks 77th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Poland, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | -40.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +132.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | +202.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | +56.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | +131.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 74 Angola 0.0243 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 Mozambique 0.0234 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Barbados 0.0233 units per square kilometre compare
- 78 Canada 0.0225 units per square kilometre compare
- 79 Armenia 0.0218 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 Cameroon 0.0218 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Poland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 990,469 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,368 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 1,368 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0272 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 Poland?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Poland was 0.0228 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0228 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 units per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Poland rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Poland ranks 77th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 224.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.