Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0018 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Mexico, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.0018 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 369.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.0018 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2012.
That places Mexico 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 in Mexico, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +69.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | +35.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | -29.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -33.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -51.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -47.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +235.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +136.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 units per person | +55.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per person | +37.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per person | +31.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.001 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 units per person | +22.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 units per person | +29.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0018 units per person | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More social development data for Mexico
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 152,002 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41,307 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41,307 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 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 Mexico?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Mexico was 0.0018 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2012.
- How does Mexico rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 369.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.