Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.478 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Switzerland, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Switzerland stood at 0.478 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 26.7% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 0.8274 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1657 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 16th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6946 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.6487 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7105 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6207 units per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4711 units per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3645 units per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3131 units per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2715 units per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4341 units per square kilometre | +59.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4334 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3261 units per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4275 units per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5484 units per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2013 | 0.559 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5266 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8274 units per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 2016 | 0.779 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6006 units per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 0.374 units per square kilometre | -37.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2835 units per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1657 units per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1799 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3772 units per square kilometre | +109.6% |
| 2023 | 0.478 units per square kilometre | +26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4962 units per square kilometre | 0.2715 units per square kilometre | 0.7105 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5252 units per square kilometre | 0.2835 units per square kilometre | 0.8274 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3002 units per square kilometre | 0.1657 units per square kilometre | 0.478 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5711 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Rwanda 0.5132 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Italy 0.4968 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Austria 0.461 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Jordan 0.4479 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Spain 0.4088 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Switzerland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 208,287 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (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 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0229 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 Switzerland?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Switzerland was 0.478 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8274 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1657 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 16th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.