Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) in Lesotho
Lesotho: 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 Lesotho, 2001–2025
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 Lesotho is 0 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 37.4% on the previous year and down 97.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0005 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2010.
Lesotho ranks 167th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +101.4% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -39.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +139.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +40.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -70.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +3032.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +74.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | +139.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per person | +62.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | -36.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -97.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +87.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +27.4% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -42.1% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +69.0% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +18.2% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -37.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 units per person, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 units per person, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +3032.1% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More social development data for Lesotho
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 27 (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 27 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Lesotho?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Lesotho 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 167th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.