Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Latvia, 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 Latvia is 0 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.6% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2008.
Latvia ranks 146th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +68.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -24.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -62.7% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +221.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +137.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -33.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -29.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +36.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +31.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +43.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -44.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 143 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0001 units per person compare
- 144 Hong Kong 0.0001 units per person compare
- 145 Philippines 0.0001 units per person compare
- 147 Slovenia 0 units per person compare
- 148 Bulgaria 0 units per person compare
- 149 Micronesia (country) 0 units per person compare
More social development data for Latvia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 32,454 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 189 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (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 189 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0176 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 Latvia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Latvia 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Latvia ranks 146th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.