Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Malawi, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0001 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.7% on the previous year and down 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0006 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
That places Malawi 139th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +134.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +1095.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +862.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | +97.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -98.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 units per person | +18403.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -99.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +38.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +4696.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | +49.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | +41.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | -35.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -43.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +38.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +63.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | -37.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More social development data for Malawi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,241 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 551 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -33.33 % 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 551 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0016 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 Malawi?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Malawi was 0.0001 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 139th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.