Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in United States of America
United States of America: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.2844 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in United States of America, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.2844 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.6% on the previous year and up 2,985.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in United States of America peaked at 0.2844 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per square kilometre, in 2010.
That places United States of America 25th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0422 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0288 units per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -90.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +86.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +61.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +345.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | +122.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0313 units per square kilometre | +52.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0481 units per square kilometre | +53.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | +46.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0786 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0927 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1091 units per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1425 units per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1966 units per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2844 units per square kilometre | +44.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0251 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0927 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1832 units per square kilometre | 0.1091 units per square kilometre | 0.2844 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 22 Djibouti 0.3642 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Ireland 0.323 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Türkiye 0.2885 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More social development data for United States of America
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 457,647 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,667 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,667 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0013 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 United States of America?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in United States of America was 0.2844 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2844 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does United States of America rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- United States of America ranks 25th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,985.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America 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.