Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in North America
North America: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in North America, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in North America stood at 0 units per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 42.7% on the previous year and up 559.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in North America peaked at 0 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
That places North America 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 North America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +26.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +110.6% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +43.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -23.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +45.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +164.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +53.4% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -40.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -32.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -28.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -28.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -29.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +162.3% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -41.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +563.9% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +27.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +29.6% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +42.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 42 Sri Lanka 0.0015 units per person compare
- 43 Lebanon 0.0015 units per person compare
- 44 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0015 units per person compare
- 45 Congo 0.0015 units per person compare
- 46 Rwanda 0.0014 units per person compare
- 47 Turkey 0.0014 units per person compare
- 48 Saint Lucia 0.0013 units per person compare
More social development data for North America
- 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 4,033 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 873,675 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 873,675 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -6.6 % 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 North America?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in North America was 0 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does North America rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- North America ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 559.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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.