Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0014 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 0.0014 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0031 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 2009.
That places Rwanda 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.003 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0031 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 units per person | -58.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 units per person | -48.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 units per person | +188.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 units per person | -47.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 units per person | -28.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 0.001 units per person | +109.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 units per person | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per person | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.001 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.001 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 units per person | +38.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | -25.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0014 units per person | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 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
- 47 Turkey 0.0014 units per person compare
- 48 Saint Lucia 0.0013 units per person compare
- 49 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0013 units per person compare
More social development data for Rwanda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 115,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 244,415 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0168 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 244,415 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0079 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 Rwanda?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Rwanda was 0.0014 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 units per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2009.
- How does Rwanda rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.