Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Maldives
Maldives: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate was -38.71 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Maldives, 2005–2025
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 Maldives is -38.71 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 361.3% on the previous year and down 108.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Maldives peaked at 460 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2005.
That places Maldives 136th out of 190 countries 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2013 | -22.58 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 2014 | -79.17 % change on previous year | +250.6% |
| 2015 | 460 % change on previous year | -681.1% |
| 2016 | 25 % change on previous year | -94.6% |
| 2017 | -2.86 % change on previous year | -111.4% |
| 2018 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -202.9% |
| 2019 | -68.57 % change on previous year | -2431.4% |
| 2020 | 109.09 % change on previous year | -259.1% |
| 2021 | -8.7 % change on previous year | -108.0% |
| 2022 | 4.76 % change on previous year | -154.8% |
| 2023 | 22.73 % change on previous year | +377.3% |
| 2024 | 14.81 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 2025 | -38.71 % change on previous year | -361.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2010s | 44.97 % change on previous year | -79.17 % change on previous year | 460 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.33 % change on previous year | -38.71 % change on previous year | 109.09 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 133 Uganda -37.74 % change on previous year compare
- 134 Zimbabwe -38.42 % change on previous year compare
- 135 Lao People's Democratic Republic -38.68 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Canada -38.75 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Chad -39.4 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Suriname -39.44 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Maldives
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (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 62 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -18.42 % 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 Maldives?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Maldives was -38.71 % 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 460 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Maldives ranks 136th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 108.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.