Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate was -10.1 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in IDA & IBRD total, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded -10.1 % change on previous year for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 143.0% on the previous year and down 116.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 62.67 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -21.71 % change on previous year, in 2006.
That places IDA & IBRD total 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.43 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 2003 | -6.95 % change on previous year | -406.5% |
| 2004 | -13.95 % change on previous year | +100.7% |
| 2005 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -120.5% |
| 2006 | -21.71 % change on previous year | -858.1% |
| 2007 | 5.01 % change on previous year | -123.1% |
| 2008 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -55.3% |
| 2009 | -6.6 % change on previous year | -394.6% |
| 2010 | 3.9 % change on previous year | -159.1% |
| 2011 | 9.63 % change on previous year | +146.7% |
| 2012 | 17.39 % change on previous year | +80.6% |
| 2013 | 41.01 % change on previous year | +135.8% |
| 2014 | 33.43 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 62.67 % change on previous year | +87.4% |
| 2016 | 15.73 % change on previous year | -74.9% |
| 2017 | 21.33 % change on previous year | +35.6% |
| 2018 | 12.12 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 2019 | 16.65 % change on previous year | +37.4% |
| 2020 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -93.1% |
| 2021 | 12.03 % change on previous year | +948.2% |
| 2022 | 14.61 % change on previous year | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 25.01 % change on previous year | +71.2% |
| 2024 | 23.52 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2025 | -10.1 % change on previous year | -143.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.38 % change on previous year | -21.71 % change on previous year | 6.43 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.39 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | 62.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.04 % change on previous year | -10.1 % change on previous year | 25.01 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 12 Dominican Republic 31.36 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Mali 27.98 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Papua New Guinea 24.95 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Madagascar 22.71 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Naoero 22.22 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Dominica 17.37 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Seychelles 16.67 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for IDA & IBRD total
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.17 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0029 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 -11.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.17 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -8.01 % 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in IDA & IBRD total was -10.1 % 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 62.67 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.71 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 116.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.