Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate was 12.54 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 12.54 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 72.6% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 59.91 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -38.16 % change on previous year, in 2006.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 45 groups 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21.87 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 24.97 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 2003 | -4.49 % change on previous year | -118.0% |
| 2004 | 9.08 % change on previous year | -302.2% |
| 2005 | 21.64 % change on previous year | +138.3% |
| 2006 | -38.16 % change on previous year | -276.3% |
| 2007 | 39.3 % change on previous year | -203.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9133 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 2009 | -19.18 % change on previous year | -2200.1% |
| 2010 | 15.92 % change on previous year | -183.0% |
| 2011 | 33.78 % change on previous year | +112.2% |
| 2012 | 18.12 % change on previous year | -46.4% |
| 2013 | 21.22 % change on previous year | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 21.99 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 21.94 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.15 % change on previous year | -58.3% |
| 2017 | 37.19 % change on previous year | +306.4% |
| 2018 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -109.7% |
| 2019 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -169.2% |
| 2020 | -3.15 % change on previous year | -226.6% |
| 2021 | 5.96 % change on previous year | -289.4% |
| 2022 | -2.4 % change on previous year | -140.4% |
| 2023 | 59.91 % change on previous year | -2591.0% |
| 2024 | 45.72 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 2025 | 12.54 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.22 % change on previous year | -38.16 % change on previous year | 39.3 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.82 % change on previous year | -3.59 % change on previous year | 37.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.76 % change on previous year | -3.15 % change on previous year | 59.91 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Central African Republic 356.81 % change on previous year compare
- 2 South Sudan 277.53 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Andorra 256.25 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Brunei Darussalam 139.44 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Niger 101.03 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Denmark 63.33 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Marshall Islands 60 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Malta 60 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.48 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.08 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.08 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0072 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 11.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.48 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14.23 % 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa was 12.54 % 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 59.91 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -38.16 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.