Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0281 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend is 0.0281 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 52.6% on the previous year and up 224.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.0281 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 29th of 45 groups 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | +52.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 26 Republic of Korea 0.274 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Kenya 0.2633 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Greece 0.2536 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Egypt 0.2333 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Uganda 0.1878 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Malawi 0.1877 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Macau, China 0.1623 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.60 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.59 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.59 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0076 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 12.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.60 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -11.38 % 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.0281 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0281 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 224.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pre-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.