Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0097 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Dominica, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Dominica stood at 0.0097 units per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 671.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Dominica peaked at 0.0097 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2007.
Dominica ranks 13th 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | +44.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per person | +104.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per person | -49.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | -29.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per person | +170.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | -63.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -53.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | +137.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | -31.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | +65.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | -35.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 units per person | +584.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 units per person | +43.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 units per person | -49.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per person | +47.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 units per person | +68.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 units per person | +31.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 units per person | +113.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0083 units per person | +59.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0097 units per person | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0097 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More social development data for Dominica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.23 % 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 Dominica?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Dominica was 0.0097 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0097 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2007.
- How does Dominica rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Dominica ranks 13th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 671.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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.