Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0062 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Afghanistan, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Afghanistan is 0.0062 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 31.7% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0106 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per person, in 2005.
Afghanistan ranks 17th of 198 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, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.002 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0015 units per person | -24.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 units per person | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per person | -37.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 units per person | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 units per person | +41.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per person | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.002 units per person | +52.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 units per person | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0077 units per person | +193.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 units per person | +39.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0094 units per person | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0084 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0066 units per person | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0061 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0066 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0073 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0071 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.009 units per person | +26.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0062 units per person | -31.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.007 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0609 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0062 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0106 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 2005.
- How does Afghanistan rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.