Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Ghana
Ghana: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate was 16.15 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 16.15 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 78.4% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Ghana peaked at 74.81 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -51.35 % change on previous year, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 20th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.72 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 2003 | 44.65 % change on previous year | +805.4% |
| 2004 | -0.722 % change on previous year | -101.6% |
| 2005 | 41.03 % change on previous year | -5782.7% |
| 2006 | -51.35 % change on previous year | -225.2% |
| 2007 | 44.52 % change on previous year | -186.7% |
| 2008 | 22 % change on previous year | -50.6% |
| 2009 | -33.92 % change on previous year | -254.1% |
| 2010 | 51.33 % change on previous year | -251.3% |
| 2011 | 24.9 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 2012 | 39.15 % change on previous year | +57.2% |
| 2013 | 43.47 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 53.08 % change on previous year | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 40.5 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 2016 | 10.66 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 2017 | 47.76 % change on previous year | +348.1% |
| 2018 | -28.35 % change on previous year | -159.4% |
| 2019 | -15.87 % change on previous year | -44.0% |
| 2020 | -4.35 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 2021 | -9.07 % change on previous year | +108.4% |
| 2022 | -4.29 % change on previous year | -52.6% |
| 2023 | 25.99 % change on previous year | -705.4% |
| 2024 | 74.81 % change on previous year | +187.8% |
| 2025 | 16.15 % change on previous year | -78.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1 % change on previous year | -51.35 % change on previous year | 44.65 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.66 % change on previous year | -28.35 % change on previous year | 53.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.54 % change on previous year | -9.07 % change on previous year | 74.81 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 17 Dominica 17.37 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Seychelles 16.67 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Barbados 16.45 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Ecuador 16.15 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Mexico 15.67 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Macau, China 15.38 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Ghana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,050 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,030 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 16,030 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 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 Ghana?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Ghana was 16.15 % 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 74.81 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -51.35 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 20th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.