Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0263 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Cuba, 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 Cuba is 0.0263 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and up 12,520.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Cuba peaked at 0.0313 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2012.
Cuba ranks 4th 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 Cuba, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | -24.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | +155.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per person | +97.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -79.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +36.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +62.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +29.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per person | +113.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per person | +164.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 units per person | +101.0% |
| 2019 | 0.005 units per person | +110.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0056 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0064 units per person | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0218 units per person | +238.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0299 units per person | +37.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0313 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0263 units per person | -16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0202 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0313 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More social development data for Cuba
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 115 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,395 (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 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,395 (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 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Cuba?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Cuba was 0.0263 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0313 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2012.
- How does Cuba rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Cuba ranks 4th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12,520.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba 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.