Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) in Suriname
Suriname: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Suriname, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Suriname stood at 0.0002 units per person.
That represents a change of down 40.0% on the previous year and up 182.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.0004 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2011.
That places Suriname 113th out of 198 countries 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 (capita) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -20.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -26.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -25.8% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -55.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -50.6% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +255.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +167.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -49.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +74.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +28.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | +100.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per person | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 units per person | +39.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 units per person | -40.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0002 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0007 units per person, 36% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0002 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0013 units per person, 18% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +255.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More social development data for Suriname
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 56 (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 Suriname?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Suriname was 0.0002 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2011.
- How does Suriname rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 113th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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.