Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in High income
High income: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate was -26.96 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in High income, 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 High income is -26.96 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 272.6% on the previous year and down 236.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in High income peaked at 55.46 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -38.39 % change on previous year, in 2004.
High income ranks 34th 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 High income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 41.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 25.72 % change on previous year | -38.4% |
| 2003 | -5.46 % change on previous year | -121.2% |
| 2004 | -38.39 % change on previous year | +602.8% |
| 2005 | -1.63 % change on previous year | -95.7% |
| 2006 | 20.35 % change on previous year | -1345.2% |
| 2007 | -10.95 % change on previous year | -153.8% |
| 2008 | -0.8966 % change on previous year | -91.8% |
| 2009 | 5.94 % change on previous year | -762.5% |
| 2010 | -16.47 % change on previous year | -377.3% |
| 2011 | 17.49 % change on previous year | -206.2% |
| 2012 | 4.86 % change on previous year | -72.2% |
| 2013 | 37.34 % change on previous year | +667.8% |
| 2014 | -13.1 % change on previous year | -135.1% |
| 2015 | 19.73 % change on previous year | -250.6% |
| 2016 | 33.34 % change on previous year | +69.0% |
| 2017 | 18.54 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
| 2018 | 11.44 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 2019 | 11.2 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2020 | -4.84 % change on previous year | -143.2% |
| 2021 | 12.87 % change on previous year | -365.8% |
| 2022 | 46.26 % change on previous year | +259.4% |
| 2023 | 55.46 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 2024 | 15.62 % change on previous year | -71.8% |
| 2025 | -26.96 % change on previous year | -272.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.05 % change on previous year | -38.39 % change on previous year | 41.75 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.44 % change on previous year | -16.47 % change on previous year | 37.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4 % change on previous year | -26.96 % change on previous year | 55.46 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 31 Timor-Leste 4.61 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Slovenia 3 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Myanmar 2.85 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Guinea 2.58 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Samoa 2.48 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.79 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Togo 1.58 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for High income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.68 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,559 (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 149,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0068 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 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.68 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.03 % 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 High income?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in High income was -26.96 % 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 55.46 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was -38.39 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does High income rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- High income ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 236.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this High income 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.