Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0067 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.0067 units per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 942.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0067 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2010.
That places Ecuador 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +58.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +88.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -29.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -45.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -29.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +24.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +101.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +344.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per person | +193.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 units per person | +47.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per person | +29.5% |
| 2017 | 0.001 units per person | +24.8% |
| 2018 | 0.001 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 units per person | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 units per person | +46.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 units per person | +63.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0058 units per person | +56.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0067 units per person | +15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More social development data for Ecuador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,428 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (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 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 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 Ecuador?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0067 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0067 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 942.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.