Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) in East Timor
East Timor: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) was 0.0011 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in East Timor, 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 East Timor is 0.0011 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 25,726.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.0011 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2004.
East Timor ranks 59th of 198 countries 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 (capita) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per person | +2269.8% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -99.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +63.2% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -31.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -29.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +96.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +302.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | +675.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per person | +84.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | +55.5% |
| 2024 | 0.001 units per person | +32.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0011 units per person | +3.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.0011 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 units per person, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.0011 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 10.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) in East Timor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +2269.8% | 0 units per person | 0.0006 units per person |
| 2020 | +675.3% | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More social development data for East Timor
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2015)
- 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 East Timor?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in East Timor was 0.0011 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2004.
- How does East Timor rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- East Timor ranks 59th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25,726.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.