Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0004 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait is 0.0004 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.0% on the previous year and up 292.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0007 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2009.
Kuwait ranks 94th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +45.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -22.5% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -29.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +79.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -44.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +37.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +90.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +43.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +58.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +44.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | +41.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | +23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per person | +32.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 units per person | +48.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per person | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 units per person | +47.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0004 units per person | -41.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More social development data for Kuwait
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (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 Kuwait?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Kuwait was 0.0004 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2009.
- How does Kuwait rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 94th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 292.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.