Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) in North Korea
North Korea: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in North Korea, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 57.3% on the previous year and down 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2025.
North Korea ranks 193rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 (capita) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +42.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -41.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +55.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +41.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +143.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -41.6% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +113.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +104.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +85.2% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -75.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +134.7% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -75.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -23.6% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -24.7% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -57.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0011 units per person, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 190 Switzerland 0 units per person compare
- 191 Finland 0 units per person compare
- 192 Austria 0 units per person compare
- 194 Australia 0 units per person compare
- 195 Japan 0 units per person compare
- 196 Curacao 0 units per person compare
- 196 Luxembourg 0 units per person compare
- 196 Monaco 0 units per person compare
More social development data for North Korea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 263 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 263 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -7.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.024 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in North Korea?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in North Korea was 0 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- How does North Korea rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 193rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea 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.