Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Euro area
Euro area: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate was -51.44 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Euro area, 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 Euro area is -51.44 % change on previous year, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 299.8% on the previous year and down 276.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Euro area peaked at 64.62 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -51.44 % change on previous year, in 2025.
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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.31 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 30.22 % change on previous year | +193.2% |
| 2003 | -18.92 % change on previous year | -162.6% |
| 2004 | -24.1 % change on previous year | +27.4% |
| 2005 | -13.87 % change on previous year | -42.5% |
| 2006 | -18.29 % change on previous year | +31.9% |
| 2007 | -48.81 % change on previous year | +166.8% |
| 2008 | -4.37 % change on previous year | -91.0% |
| 2009 | 52.74 % change on previous year | -1306.1% |
| 2010 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -96.8% |
| 2011 | 38.29 % change on previous year | +2201.7% |
| 2012 | 28.21 % change on previous year | -26.3% |
| 2013 | -17.53 % change on previous year | -162.2% |
| 2014 | -41.54 % change on previous year | +136.9% |
| 2015 | 29.1 % change on previous year | -170.0% |
| 2016 | 29.36 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 29.16 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2018 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 2019 | 5.73 % change on previous year | -312.3% |
| 2020 | -7.14 % change on previous year | -224.7% |
| 2021 | 26.42 % change on previous year | -469.9% |
| 2022 | 24.37 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 64.62 % change on previous year | +165.2% |
| 2024 | 25.74 % change on previous year | -60.2% |
| 2025 | -51.44 % change on previous year | -299.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.9 % change on previous year | -48.81 % change on previous year | 52.74 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.97 % change on previous year | -41.54 % change on previous year | 38.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.76 % change on previous year | -51.44 % change on previous year | 64.62 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Central African Republic 356.81 % change on previous year compare
- 2 South Sudan 277.53 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Andorra 256.25 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Brunei Darussalam 139.44 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Niger 101.03 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Euro area
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.83 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,326 (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 20,326 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0163 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 -0.2957 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.83 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -3.1 % 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 Euro area?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Euro area was -51.44 % 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 64.62 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was -51.44 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Euro area rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 276.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area 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.