Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0013 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Guyana, 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 Guyana is 0.0013 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 31.8% on the previous year and up 344.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.0019 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2012.
That places Guyana 50th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per person | +88.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 units per person | +184.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 units per person | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 units per person | -48.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per person | -42.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per person | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 units per person | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | -47.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -39.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | -28.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +85.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | +49.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per person | +31.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per person | +61.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.001 units per person | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 units per person | +35.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0019 units per person | +25.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0013 units per person | -31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 47 Turkey 0.0014 units per person compare
- 48 Saint Lucia 0.0013 units per person compare
- 49 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0013 units per person compare
- 51 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0013 units per person compare
- 52 Moldova 0.0013 units per person compare
- 53 Cameroon 0.0013 units per person compare
More social development data for Guyana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 342 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 50 % 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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 342 (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 Guyana?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Guyana was 0.0013 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2012.
- How does Guyana rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 50th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 344.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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.