Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0328 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea is 0.0328 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0328 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 2004.
Eritrea ranks 3rd 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0011 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0108 units per person | +775.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 units per person | -89.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 units per person | +39.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 units per person | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 units per person | +138.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 units per person | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 0.005 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0049 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 units per person | +38.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0094 units per person | +39.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0173 units per person | +84.2% |
| 2015 | 0.02 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0217 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0249 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0246 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0223 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0222 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.023 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0232 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0302 units per person | +30.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0316 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0328 units per person | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0249 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0272 units per person | 0.0222 units per person | 0.0328 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More social development data for Eritrea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1538 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 (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 (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Eritrea?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Eritrea was 0.0328 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0328 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.