Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0018 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.0018 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.3% on the previous year and up 1,001.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0018 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 39th 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +144.1% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -47.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +57.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +101.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +48.3% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +133.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +34.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +48.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +36.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | +32.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per person | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 units per person | +49.3% |
| 2023 | 0.001 units per person | +52.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 units per person | +45.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0018 units per person | +30.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More social development data for Dominican Republic
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,240 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,240 (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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.0018 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 39th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,001.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.