Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate was -32.48 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at -32.48 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 220.8% on the previous year and down 237.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 73.79 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, -32.48 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 18.38 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 2003 | 8.8 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 2004 | -11.42 % change on previous year | -229.8% |
| 2005 | 73.79 % change on previous year | -746.1% |
| 2006 | -24.71 % change on previous year | -133.5% |
| 2007 | -19.27 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 17.16 % change on previous year | -189.1% |
| 2009 | -2.96 % change on previous year | -117.2% |
| 2010 | -28.06 % change on previous year | +848.1% |
| 2011 | 14.06 % change on previous year | -150.1% |
| 2012 | 13.51 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 69.12 % change on previous year | +411.6% |
| 2014 | 43.57 % change on previous year | -37.0% |
| 2015 | 23.67 % change on previous year | -45.7% |
| 2016 | 11.9 % change on previous year | -49.7% |
| 2017 | 11.46 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2018 | -3.69 % change on previous year | -132.2% |
| 2019 | 18.21 % change on previous year | -593.1% |
| 2020 | 5.56 % change on previous year | -69.5% |
| 2021 | 8.02 % change on previous year | +44.3% |
| 2022 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -51.9% |
| 2023 | 14.29 % change on previous year | +270.7% |
| 2024 | 26.89 % change on previous year | +88.2% |
| 2025 | -32.48 % change on previous year | -220.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.39 % change on previous year | -24.71 % change on previous year | 73.79 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.38 % change on previous year | -28.06 % change on previous year | 69.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.36 % change on previous year | -32.48 % change on previous year | 26.89 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 39 Mauritania 0.0563 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 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
More social development data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 250,611 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.73 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.73 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 250,611 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.36 % 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was -32.48 % 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.79 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.48 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 237.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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)
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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.