Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0023 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Samoa, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Samoa stood at 0.0023 units per person. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 4,970.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0023 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2008.
That places Samoa 33rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -17.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -36.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +27.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +277.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per person | +97.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 units per person | +56.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 units per person | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 units per person | +145.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0022 units per person | +28.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0023 units per person | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More social development data for Samoa
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 17 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Samoa?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Samoa was 0.0023 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 33rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,970.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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.