Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate was -16.51 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Vanuatu, 2018–2025
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 Vanuatu is -16.51 % change on previous year, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 128.1% on the previous year and down 106.1% over ten years.
That places Vanuatu 73rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 271.43 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | 44.23 % change on previous year | -83.7% |
| 2020 | 110.67 % change on previous year | +150.2% |
| 2021 | 8.86 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 2022 | 309.88 % change on previous year | +3397.3% |
| 2023 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 2024 | 58.76 % change on previous year | +1971.2% |
| 2025 | -16.51 % change on previous year | -128.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 157.83 % change on previous year | 44.23 % change on previous year | 271.43 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 2020s | 79.08 % change on previous year | -16.51 % change on previous year | 309.88 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 70 Solomon Islands -16.05 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Estonia -16.13 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Cuba -16.3 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Liberia -16.59 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Egypt -17.21 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Georgia -17.45 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Vanuatu
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (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 Vanuatu?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Vanuatu was -16.51 % 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 309.88 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.51 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Vanuatu rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Vanuatu ranks 73rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 106.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.