Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) in South Korea
South 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 South Korea, 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 South Korea is 0 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.2% on the previous year and up 146.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2011.
That places South Korea 169th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +30.2% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +27.5% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -38.7% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +31.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -37.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -27.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +32.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +42.8% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +40.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -42.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 60% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 12% 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 South Korea
More social development data for South Korea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,407 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 117 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 117 (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 South Korea?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in South 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2011.
- How does South Korea rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 169th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South 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.