Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Low income
Low income: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0033 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Low income, 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 Low income is 0.0033 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 106.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Low income peaked at 0.0033 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2006.
That places Low income 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Low income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per person | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per person | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 units per person | +25.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per person | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 units per person | +72.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 units per person | +40.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0031 units per person | +35.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0033 units per person | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More social development data for Low income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7.51 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17.84 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17.84 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0098 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7.51 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -13.79 % change on previous year (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 Low income?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Low income was 0.0033 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2006.
- How does Low income rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Low income ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low income 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.