Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.017 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.017 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 21.2% on the previous year and up 234.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0297 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2010.
That places El Salvador 7th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0297 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0276 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0253 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0214 units per person | -15.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0153 units per person | -28.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 units per person | -50.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 units per person | -36.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 units per person | -35.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 units per person | -40.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 units per person | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | -84.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 units per person | +581.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 units per person | +59.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 units per person | +73.8% |
| 2016 | 0.01 units per person | +97.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0169 units per person | +68.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0192 units per person | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0219 units per person | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 0.024 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0245 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0237 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0211 units per person | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0216 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.017 units per person | -21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0297 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0079 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0219 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.022 units per person | 0.017 units per person | 0.0245 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More social development data for El Salvador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0107 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (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 El Salvador?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in El Salvador was 0.017 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0297 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 7th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 234.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.