Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Arab World
Arab World: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0032 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Arab World, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Arab World stood at 0.0032 units per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 103.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Arab World peaked at 0.0032 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 2009.
Arab World ranks 6th of 45 groups on this measure, 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, per capita in Arab World, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | -24.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | +38.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 units per person | +67.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 units per person | +101.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 units per person | +43.0% |
| 2024 | 0.003 units per person | +44.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0032 units per person | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 3 Eritrea 0.0328 units per person compare
- 4 Cuba 0.0263 units per person compare
- 5 Haiti 0.0198 units per person compare
- 6 Sudan 0.0182 units per person compare
- 7 El Salvador 0.017 units per person compare
- 8 Honduras 0.0153 units per person compare
- 9 Central African Republic 0.015 units per person compare
More social development data for Arab World
- 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 0.0069 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.09 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0181 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.09 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.48 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.48 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -4.01 % 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, per capita in Arab World?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Arab World was 0.0032 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2009.
- How does Arab World rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Arab World ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Arab World 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.