Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in World
World: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0529 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in World, 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 World is 0.0529 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.0% on the previous year and up 490.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.0529 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 units per square kilometre, in 2007.
World ranks 12th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | +79.6% |
| 2016 | 0.021 units per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0269 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0322 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0356 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | +26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | 0.0322 units per square kilometre | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 9 Israel 1.18 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Germany 1.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Lebanon 0.7443 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Nauru 0.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 United Kingdom 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
More social development data for World
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.46 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.11 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0034 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.11 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0035 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 -8.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.46 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -7.96 % 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 World?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in World was 0.0529 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0529 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 units per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does World rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 490.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.