Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0045 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Burundi, 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 Burundi is 0.0045 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.0053 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 2009.
Burundi ranks 22nd of 198 countries 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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 units per person | +84.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per person | -35.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 units per person | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | -30.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 units per person | +47.6% |
| 2011 | 0.001 units per person | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 units per person | +31.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 units per person | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 units per person | +35.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 units per person | +142.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 units per person | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.004 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.004 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0042 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0043 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0045 units per person | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More social development data for Burundi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 110,800 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (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 0.0221 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 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, per capita in Burundi?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Burundi was 0.0045 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2009.
- How does Burundi rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 22nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.