Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.002 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Pacific island small states, 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 Pacific island small states is 0.002 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.1% on the previous year and up 804.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Pacific island small states peaked at 0.0027 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2008.
Pacific island small states ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0008 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.001 units per person | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 units per person | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per person | -32.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | -49.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | -29.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -24.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | +70.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +60.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per person | +58.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | -38.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per person | +34.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 units per person | +83.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per person | +83.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 units per person | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 units per person | +39.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 units per person | +22.3% |
| 2025 | 0.002 units per person | -25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 8 Honduras 0.0153 units per person compare
- 9 Central African Republic 0.015 units per person compare
- 10 Tonga 0.0128 units per person compare
- 11 Somalia 0.012 units per person compare
- 12 South Sudan 0.0102 units per person compare
- 13 Dominica 0.0097 units per person compare
- 14 Guatemala 0.0074 units per person compare
More social development data for Pacific island small states
- 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 521 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 521 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 45.94 % 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 Pacific island small states?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Pacific island small states was 0.002 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2008.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Pacific island small states ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 804.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.