Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) was 0.0015 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.0015 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.0016 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per person | +38.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 units per person | +51.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 units per person | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.001 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per person | -49.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 units per person | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 units per person | +34.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per person | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.001 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 units per person | +58.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0015 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0011 units per person, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0015 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 units per person, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More social development data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 503,732 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 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 0.0104 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.0015 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.