Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Suriname
Suriname: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0163 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Suriname, 2016–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Suriname stood at 0.0163 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 5,967.4% over ten years.
That places Suriname 88th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Suriname, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +207.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +592.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 85 Ghana 0.0185 units per square kilometre compare
- 86 Chile 0.0171 units per square kilometre compare
- 87 Republic of Moldova 0.0169 units per square kilometre compare
- 89 Czechia 0.0161 units per square kilometre compare
- 90 Georgia 0.0151 units per square kilometre compare
- 91 Portugal 0.0138 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Suriname
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (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 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Suriname?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Suriname was 0.0163 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0163 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Suriname rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Suriname ranks 88th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,967.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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.