Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.1313 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 0.1313 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.
The figure is up 38.2% on the previous year and up 692.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.1313 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0111 units per square kilometre, in 2007.
That places Post-demographic dividend 4th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0282 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0239 units per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | +55.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0453 units per square kilometre | +76.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0563 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.058 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0623 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.063 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0715 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 0.095 units per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1313 units per square kilometre | +38.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | 0.0282 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | 0.0623 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | 0.063 units per square kilometre | 0.1313 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 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
- 7 Luxembourg 1.45 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Post-demographic dividend
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.05 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.33 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0047 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.33 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0071 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 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.05 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.08 % 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend was 0.1313 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1313 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 units per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 692.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.