Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
190
Highest
356.81 % change on previous year
Central African Republic
Lowest
-85.28 % change on previous year
Bhutan
Median
-24.08 % change on previous year
Years covered
25
2001–2025
Data points
5,586
What the numbers show
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 356.81 % change on previous year in Central African Republic; the lowest is -85.28 % change on previous year in Bhutan.
The median across all reporting countries is -24.08 % change on previous year, and the mean is -16.59 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 160 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 2,992.2%), and the largest decrease in Chad (down 4,377.5%).
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 356.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,474.9% | volatile |
| 2 | South Sudan | 277.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,992.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Andorra | 256.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Brunei | 139.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Niger | 101.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 137.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Denmark | 63.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Marshall Islands | 60 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Malta | 60 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 9 | New Zealand | 59.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 228.4% | volatile |
| 10 | United States | 56.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Sudan | 37.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 31.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Mali | 27.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 245.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 24.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 454.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Madagascar | 22.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 233.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Nauru | 22.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Dominica | 17.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Seychelles | 16.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Barbados | 16.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Ghana | 16.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Ecuador | 16.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Mexico | 15.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Macao | 15.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Panama | 14.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Morocco | 8.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Cambodia | 8.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Burundi | 6.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Palestine | 6.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Eritrea | 5.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 31 | East Timor | 4.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 116.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Slovenia | 3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Myanmar | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,315.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Samoa | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Togo | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 0.6507 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Mauritania | 0.0563 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Somalia | -0.3854 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Belize | -1.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 108.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Kiribati | -1.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Senegal | -1.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 103.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | -3.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 115.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Peru | -4.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 108.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Bolivia | -4.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 115.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Algeria | -4.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 109.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Rwanda | -4.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 152.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Chile | -5.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 110.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Ethiopia | -6.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 124.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Sierra Leone | -6.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 158.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Syria | -7.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 103.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Benin | -8.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 112.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Tunisia | -9.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 130.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Cote d'Ivoire | -9.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 466.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Philippines | -9.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 114.1% | volatile |
| 60 | India | -10.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 122.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Gambia | -11.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 151.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Romania | -12.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 133.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Eswatini | -13.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 196.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Venezuela | -13.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 106.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Norway | -13.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Haiti | -14.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 137.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Comoros | -14.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Bangladesh | -14.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 135.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Vietnam | -14.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 137.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Solomon Islands | -16.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 118.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Estonia | -16.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 162.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Cuba | -16.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 155.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Vanuatu | -16.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 106.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Liberia | -16.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 505.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Egypt | -17.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 240.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Georgia | -17.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 194.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | -18.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 197.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Ireland | -18.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Saint Lucia | -19.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 126.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Tajikistan | -19.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 126.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Mozambique | -19.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 134.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Iran | -19.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 130.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Jamaica | -20.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Angola | -20.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 123.3% | volatile |
| 85 | El Salvador | -20.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 128.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Yemen | -21.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 107.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Paraguay | -21.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 122.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Pakistan | -21.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 149.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -22.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 112.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Brazil | -22.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 128.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Tonga | -22.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Congo | -23.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 219.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | -23.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 168.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Costa Rica | -23.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 133.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Colombia | -23.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 151.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Nicaragua | -24.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 133.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Jordan | -24.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 159.8% | volatile |
| 98 | France | -25.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 127.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Argentina | -25.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 144.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Turkey | -25.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 425.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Nepal | -25.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 173.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -25.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 478.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Germany | -26.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 327.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Lebanon | -27.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 148.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Djibouti | -28.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 190.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | -28.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 145.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Tanzania | -28.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 158.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Kyrgyzstan | -28.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 223.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Honduras | -29.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 131.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Guatemala | -29.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 141.3% | volatile |
| 111 | United Kingdom | -29.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 170.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Afghanistan | -29.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 114.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Russia | -29.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 317.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Singapore | -30.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 166.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Mauritius | -30.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 190.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Armenia | -30.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 187.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Netherlands | -30.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 181.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Guyana | -31.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 161.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Bulgaria | -31.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 398.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Albania | -33.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 118.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Slovakia | -33.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 151.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Sweden | -33.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 167.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Thailand | -33.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 132.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Switzerland | -34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Fiji | -35.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Nigeria | -35.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 150.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Malawi | -36.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 178.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Iraq | -36.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 128.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Cameroon | -36.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 177.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Belarus | -36.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 162.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | -36.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 387.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Lesotho | -36.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 157.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Uganda | -37.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 206.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Zimbabwe | -38.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 209.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Laos | -38.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 184.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Maldives | -38.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 108.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Canada | -38.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 107.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Chad | -39.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4,377.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Suriname | -39.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 704.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Serbia | -39.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 333.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Ukraine | -40.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 183.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Libya | -40.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 172.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Botswana | -40.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 802.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Kuwait | -41.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 162.9% | volatile |
| 145 | South Korea | -42.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 297.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Hungary | -43.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 139.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -43.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 882.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Grenada | -44.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,194.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Zambia | -44.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 197.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Japan | -44.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 490.8% | volatile |
| 151 | China | -44.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 305.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Latvia | -45.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 228.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Uruguay | -45.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 195.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Israel | -45.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 233.5% | volatile |
| 155 | North Macedonia | -46.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 152.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | -46.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 164.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Kazakhstan | -46.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 228.0% | volatile |
| 158 | South Africa | -47.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 180.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Greece | -48.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 572.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Lithuania | -48.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 493.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Moldova | -48.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 135.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | -48.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,091.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Qatar | -49.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 135.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Mongolia | -51.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 184.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Antigua and Barbuda | -51.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 156.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Hong Kong | -51.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 146.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Oman | -53.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 169.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Indonesia | -54.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 211.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Gabon | -55.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 160.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Croatia | -56.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 185.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Malaysia | -56.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 128.8% | volatile |
| 172 | North Korea | -57.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,231.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Kenya | -59.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 621.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Austria | -60 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Bahrain | -60 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 245.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Namibia | -60.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 280.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Poland | -62.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 220.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Australia | -62.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Belgium | -63.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 182.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Spain | -63.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 355.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Finland | -65.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Portugal | -65.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 173.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Italy | -69.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 361.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Bahamas | -70.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 170.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Cape Verde | -70.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 166.6% | volatile |
| 186 | United Arab Emirates | -71.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 239.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Saudi Arabia | -74.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 257.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Cyprus | -80.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Montenegro | -84.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 161.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Bhutan | -85.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 591.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 43.48 % change on previous year
- European Union -33.66 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern 20.23 % change on previous year
- Euro area -51.44 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 12.54 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 12.54 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 12.54 % change on previous year
- Arab World 11.01 % change on previous year
- Low income 9.22 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries 5.84 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend 4.64 % change on previous year
- IDA only -0.1474 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) -2.44 % change on previous year
- IDA total -2.63 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central -8.65 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -10.02 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total -10.1 % change on previous year
- World -10.43 % change on previous year
- South Asia -11.74 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) -11.74 % change on previous year
- OECD members -13.8 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend -13.81 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) -14.97 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean -15.13 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) -15.15 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income -16.22 % change on previous year
- IBRD only -17.5 % change on previous year
- Middle income -17.74 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income -19.73 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend -20.01 % change on previous year
- Central Europe and the Baltics -21.9 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) -23.03 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan -23.23 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) -23.48 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states -24.2 % change on previous year
- High income -26.96 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend -27.25 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) -28.86 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) -28.9 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia -29.3 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.