Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Seychelles
Seychelles: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate was 16.67 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Seychelles, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 16.67 % 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 56.7% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Seychelles peaked at 160 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2010.
Seychelles ranks 18th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 116.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 7.69 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
| 2003 | -53.57 % change on previous year | -796.4% |
| 2004 | -23.08 % change on previous year | -56.9% |
| 2005 | -20 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 2006 | -37.5 % change on previous year | +87.5% |
| 2007 | 60 % change on previous year | -260.0% |
| 2008 | 75 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 2009 | -50 % change on previous year | -166.7% |
| 2010 | -100 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 66.67 % change on previous year | -166.7% |
| 2016 | -75 % change on previous year | -212.5% |
| 2017 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2018 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2020 | -16.67 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 2021 | -100 % change on previous year | +500.0% |
| 2023 | 160 % change on previous year | -260.0% |
| 2024 | 38.46 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 2025 | 16.67 % change on previous year | -56.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.36 % change on previous year | -53.57 % change on previous year | 116.67 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -41.67 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 66.67 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.69 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 160 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 15 Madagascar 22.71 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Nauru 22.22 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Dominica 17.37 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Barbados 16.45 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Ghana 16.15 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Ecuador 16.15 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Seychelles
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10 (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 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10 (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 0 % 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 Seychelles?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Seychelles was 16.67 % 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 160 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Seychelles ranks 18th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.