Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in South Asia
South Asia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0037 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in South Asia, 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 South Asia is 0.0037 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 23.4% on the previous year and up 124.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in South Asia peaked at 0.0048 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places South Asia 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +204.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +101.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +70.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +82.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -23.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in South Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +204.6% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 39 Panama 0.1135 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Bulgaria 0.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Eswatini 0.103 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 United Arab Emirates 0.0992 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Benin 0.0899 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Burundi 0.0884 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Dominican Republic 0.0868 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for South Asia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.44 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 238,179 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 238,179 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 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 13.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.44 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.48 % 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 South Asia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in South Asia was 0.0037 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does South Asia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- South Asia ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.