Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0018 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.0018 units per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 201.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0018 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | -39.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | +35.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | +30.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per person | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 units per person | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 units per person | +56.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 units per person | +42.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0018 units per person | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 11 Somalia 0.012 units per person compare
- 12 South Sudan 0.0102 units per person compare
- 13 Dominica 0.0097 units per person compare
- 14 Guatemala 0.0074 units per person compare
- 15 Georgia 0.0073 units per person compare
- 16 Ecuador 0.0067 units per person compare
- 17 Afghanistan 0.0062 units per person compare
More social development data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.48 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.08 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.08 million (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.48 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14.23 % 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0018 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.