Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate was 0.6507 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 0.6507 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.2% on the previous year and up 104.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 84.48 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -39.9 % change on previous year, in 2003.
That places Sri Lanka 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.49 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -25.18 % change on previous year | -1787.2% |
| 2003 | -39.9 % change on previous year | +58.4% |
| 2004 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -112.5% |
| 2005 | 36.22 % change on previous year | +625.9% |
| 2006 | 11.36 % change on previous year | -68.6% |
| 2007 | 26.46 % change on previous year | +132.9% |
| 2008 | 17.79 % change on previous year | -32.8% |
| 2009 | 7.52 % change on previous year | -57.8% |
| 2010 | 13.51 % change on previous year | +79.7% |
| 2011 | 19.22 % change on previous year | +42.3% |
| 2012 | 36.91 % change on previous year | +92.0% |
| 2013 | 15.09 % change on previous year | -59.1% |
| 2014 | 6.68 % change on previous year | -55.7% |
| 2015 | -14.11 % change on previous year | -311.2% |
| 2016 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -132.6% |
| 2017 | 22.46 % change on previous year | +388.1% |
| 2018 | -23.33 % change on previous year | -203.9% |
| 2019 | 10.64 % change on previous year | -145.6% |
| 2020 | -6.23 % change on previous year | -158.6% |
| 2021 | -18.94 % change on previous year | +203.9% |
| 2022 | 24.24 % change on previous year | -228.0% |
| 2023 | 19.16 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 2024 | 84.48 % change on previous year | +340.8% |
| 2025 | 0.6507 % change on previous year | -99.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.53 % change on previous year | -39.9 % change on previous year | 36.22 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.17 % change on previous year | -23.33 % change on previous year | 36.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.23 % change on previous year | -18.94 % change on previous year | 84.48 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 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
- 39 Mauritania 0.0563 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Sri Lanka
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 213 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 148,369 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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 148,369 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 Sri Lanka?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was 0.6507 % 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 84.48 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -39.9 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.