Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0384 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nicaragua, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0384 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 25.4% on the previous year and up 19,005.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0515 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2012.
That places Nicaragua 2nd out of 198 countries 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0026 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 units per person | -25.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 units per person | -31.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 units per person | -30.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per person | -48.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -64.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -44.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -64.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +313.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +39.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +70.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | +69.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per person | +26.4% |
| 2018 | 0.005 units per person | +1069.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0103 units per person | +104.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0095 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0247 units per person | +161.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0413 units per person | +67.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0451 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0515 units per person | +14.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0384 units per person | -25.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0351 units per person | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0515 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More social development data for Nicaragua
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 311 (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0384 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0515 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2012.
- How does Nicaragua rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 2nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19,005.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.