Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.0008 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 29.3% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0011 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2004.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | -22.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -30.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +29.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +56.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | +38.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per person | +41.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 units per person | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 units per person | +56.8% |
| 2023 | 0.001 units per person | +42.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0008 units per person | -29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 26 Albania 0.0033 units per person compare
- 27 Palestine, State of 0.0031 units per person compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 0.0029 units per person compare
- 29 Vanuatu 0.0029 units per person compare
- 30 Jamaica 0.0027 units per person compare
- 31 Barbados 0.0026 units per person compare
- 32 Gambia 0.0024 units per person compare
More social development data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.78 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.78 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.009 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 -13.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.58 % 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0008 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2004.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.