Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0074 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 0.0074 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.2% on the previous year and up 338.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0106 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2010.
That places Guatemala 14th 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0087 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0083 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0078 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 units per person | -35.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 units per person | -46.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 units per person | -36.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 units per person | -28.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per person | -33.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 units per person | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -89.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | +524.3% |
| 2014 | 0.001 units per person | +83.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 units per person | +67.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 units per person | +68.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 units per person | +54.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0052 units per person | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 0.007 units per person | +35.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0084 units per person | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0091 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0094 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0097 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0106 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0074 units per person | -30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0091 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More social development data for Guatemala
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 34,994 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 34,994 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Guatemala?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0074 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0106 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2010.
- How does Guatemala rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 338.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.