Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate was -46.58 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso is -46.58 % change on previous year, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 204.6% on the previous year and down 164.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 536.26 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -46.58 % change on previous year, in 2025.
Burkina Faso ranks 156th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -25.62 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | -16.67 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 2004 | -25.33 % change on previous year | +52.0% |
| 2005 | 77.68 % change on previous year | -406.6% |
| 2006 | -3.02 % change on previous year | -103.9% |
| 2007 | 31.61 % change on previous year | -1148.3% |
| 2008 | 22.05 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 2009 | 21.61 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 32.36 % change on previous year | +49.7% |
| 2011 | -32.46 % change on previous year | -200.3% |
| 2012 | 49.55 % change on previous year | -252.6% |
| 2013 | 85.91 % change on previous year | +73.4% |
| 2014 | 67.13 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 2015 | 71.84 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 55.89 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 32.47 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 2018 | -10.94 % change on previous year | -133.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9497 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 2020 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +140.3% |
| 2021 | 9.3 % change on previous year | +307.4% |
| 2022 | 536.26 % change on previous year | +5669.0% |
| 2023 | 154.45 % change on previous year | -71.2% |
| 2024 | 44.54 % change on previous year | -71.2% |
| 2025 | -46.58 % change on previous year | -204.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.15 % change on previous year | -25.62 % change on previous year | 77.68 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.27 % change on previous year | -32.46 % change on previous year | 85.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.71 % change on previous year | -46.58 % change on previous year | 536.26 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 153 Uruguay -45.4 % change on previous year compare
- 154 Israel -45.93 % change on previous year compare
- 155 North Macedonia -46.03 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Kazakhstan -46.63 % change on previous year compare
- 158 South Africa -47.52 % change on previous year compare
- 159 Greece -48.07 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 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 origin, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso was -46.58 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 536.26 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -46.58 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 156th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 164.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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)
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
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.