Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0015 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 0.0015 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 118.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0015 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2003.
That places Sri Lanka 42nd 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | -26.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -40.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +35.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per person | +35.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per person | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 units per person | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 units per person | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 units per person | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 units per person | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 units per person | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | +19.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 units per person | +85.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More social development data for Sri Lanka
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 213 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 148,369 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0068 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 148,369 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 Sri Lanka?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0015 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2003.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.