Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Small states
Small states: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Small states, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Small states stood at 0.0008 units per person.
The figure is down 30.4% on the previous year and up 147.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Small states peaked at 0.0012 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 2012.
That places Small states 27th out of 45 groups 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 in Small states, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | +47.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | -27.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | +43.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per person | +40.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 units per person | +26.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 units per person | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 units per person | +25.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0008 units per person | -30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 24 Peru 0.0033 units per person compare
- 25 Belize 0.0033 units per person compare
- 26 Albania 0.0033 units per person compare
- 27 Palestine, State of 0.0031 units per person compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 0.0029 units per person compare
- 29 Vanuatu 0.0029 units per person compare
- 30 Jamaica 0.0027 units per person compare
More social development data for Small states
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,762 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0072 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,762 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 147,210 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 147,210 (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 4.14 % 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 Small states?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Small states was 0.0008 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2012.
- How does Small states rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Small states ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.