Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Libya
Libya: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Libya, 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 Libya is 0.0005 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.8% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.001 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2010.
That places Libya 90th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | +86.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | +258.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per person | +84.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per person | +53.0% |
| 2016 | 0.001 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.001 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.001 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 units per person | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 units per person | -40.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 87 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0005 units per person compare
- 88 Bangladesh 0.0005 units per person compare
- 89 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0005 units per person compare
- 91 Nepal 0.0005 units per person compare
- 92 Uzbekistan 0.0005 units per person compare
- 93 Comoros 0.0005 units per person compare
More social development data for Libya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 552,523 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0741 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 Libya?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Libya was 0.0005 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2010.
- How does Libya rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Libya ranks 90th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.