Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 0.0005 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and up 847.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.0006 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
OECD members ranks 32nd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +77.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -24.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +41.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +21.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -41.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +43.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +51.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +50.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per person | +42.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per person | +70.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 units per person | +23.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 units per person | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More social development data for OECD members
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289,139 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289,139 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.80 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.80 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -2.76 % change on previous year (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 5 % 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 OECD members?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in OECD members was 0.0005 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does OECD members rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 847.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.