Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate was -32.93 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Caribbean Small States, 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 Caribbean Small States is -32.93 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 177.9% on the previous year and down 182.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Caribbean Small States peaked at 159.74 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -46.97 % change on previous year, in 2004.
Caribbean Small States ranks 45th of 45 groups 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 Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 83.95 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 159.74 % change on previous year | +90.3% |
| 2003 | -8.21 % change on previous year | -105.1% |
| 2004 | -46.97 % change on previous year | +472.2% |
| 2005 | -3.69 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 2006 | -21.56 % change on previous year | +483.8% |
| 2007 | 15.5 % change on previous year | -171.9% |
| 2008 | 44.81 % change on previous year | +189.1% |
| 2009 | 40.49 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 2010 | -10.48 % change on previous year | -125.9% |
| 2011 | -11.49 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 2012 | -30.97 % change on previous year | +169.5% |
| 2013 | -28.14 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 2014 | -32.67 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 39.76 % change on previous year | -221.7% |
| 2016 | 54.25 % change on previous year | +36.4% |
| 2017 | 28.42 % change on previous year | -47.6% |
| 2018 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 2019 | 30.77 % change on previous year | +1694.2% |
| 2020 | 10.48 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 2021 | 12.47 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 37.16 % change on previous year | +197.9% |
| 2023 | 48.75 % change on previous year | +31.2% |
| 2024 | 42.26 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 2025 | -32.93 % change on previous year | -177.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.34 % change on previous year | -46.97 % change on previous year | 159.74 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.12 % change on previous year | -32.67 % change on previous year | 54.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7 % change on previous year | -32.93 % change on previous year | 48.75 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 43 Somalia -0.3854 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Belize -1.29 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Kiribati -1.89 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Senegal -1.94 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Czechia -3.59 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Peru -4.33 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Caribbean Small States
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,308 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,997 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,997 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 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 -37.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,308 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15.62 % 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 origin, annual growth rate in Caribbean Small States?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Caribbean Small States was -32.93 % 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 159.74 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was -46.97 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 182.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.