Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0102 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in South Sudan, 2011–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in South Sudan stood at 0.0102 units per person. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 269.9% on the previous year and up 2,653.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.0102 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2011.
That places South Sudan 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2012 | 0.0017 units per person | +357164.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 units per person | +58.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | -87.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per person | +44.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per person | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 units per person | +99.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per person | -57.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per person | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 units per person | +351.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 units per person | +28.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0102 units per person | +269.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More social development data for South Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 601,818 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (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 0.1958 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in South Sudan?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in South Sudan was 0.0102 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0102 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2011.
- How does South Sudan rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,653.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.