Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) in Russia
Russia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) was 0.0006 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Russia, 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 Russia is 0.0006 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.8% on the previous year and up 223.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Russia peaked at 0.0009 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2000.
That places Russia 80th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 (capita) in Russia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +39.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +34.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -37.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +28.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +69.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +28.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per person | +55.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | +73.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0006 units per person | -29.8% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.0006 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 30.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.0006 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 units per person, 14.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 77 Ghana 0.0006 units per person compare
- 78 Togo 0.0006 units per person compare
- 79 Yemen 0.0006 units per person compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 0.0006 units per person compare
- 82 Guinea-Bissau 0.0006 units per person compare
- 83 Tajikistan 0.0006 units per person compare
More social development data for Russia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,811 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 99,360 (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 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 99,360 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Russia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Russia was 0.0006 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2000.
- How does Russia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Russia ranks 80th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 223.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia 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.