Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0027 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Jamaica, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Jamaica stood at 0.0027 units per person.
The figure is down 20.2% on the previous year and up 787.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0033 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 30th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +61.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | +69.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -30.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +69.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | +42.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | +40.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per person | +34.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per person | +25.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 units per person | +45.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 units per person | +111.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0033 units per person | +33.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0027 units per person | -20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More social development data for Jamaica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31 (2022)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,642 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,642 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2022)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Jamaica?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0027 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 30th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 787.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.