Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.0001 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.6% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +72.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -25.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -28.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +67.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +42.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | +26.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | -32.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 37 Bahamas 0.0019 units per person compare
- 38 Naoero 0.0018 units per person compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 0.0018 units per person compare
- 40 Mexico 0.0018 units per person compare
- 41 Bermuda 0.0016 units per person compare
- 42 Sri Lanka 0.0015 units per person compare
- 43 Lebanon 0.0015 units per person compare
More social development data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 250,611 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.73 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.73 million (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 250,611 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.36 % 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0001 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.