Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) in Syria
Syria: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) was 0.006 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Syria, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Syria stood at 0.006 units per person.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Syria peaked at 0.0127 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 2003.
That places Syria 18th 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 (capita) in Syria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | +80.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per person | +71.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 units per person | +45.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per person | +81.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 units per person | +65.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 units per person | +107.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0127 units per person | +222.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 units per person | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 units per person | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0071 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0058 units per person | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 units per person | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0065 units per person | +27.0% |
| 2022 | 0.007 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0078 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0068 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2025 | 0.006 units per person | -11.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.006 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0011 units per person, 5.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.006 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0005 units per person, 11.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +222.2% | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0127 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More social development data for Syria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 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 0.1899 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Syria?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Syria was 0.006 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0127 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2003.
- How does Syria rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Syria ranks 18th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.