Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0128 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Tonga, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0128 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 22.3% on the previous year and up 2,083.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0164 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2005.
Tonga ranks 10th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per person | +112.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per person | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per person | -41.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -66.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -54.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +132.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | +49.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -52.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +109.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | +85.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per person | +57.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 units per person | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 units per person | -24.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per person | +24.9% |
| 2017 | 0.001 units per person | +37.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 units per person | +60.1% |
| 2019 | 0.004 units per person | +146.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 units per person | +74.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0125 units per person | +61.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0164 units per person | +29.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0128 units per person | -22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0115 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0164 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 7 El Salvador 0.017 units per person compare
- 8 Honduras 0.0153 units per person compare
- 9 Central African Republic 0.015 units per person compare
- 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
More social development data for Tonga
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 65 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 50 % 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 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 65 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 54.76 % 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 Tonga?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Tonga was 0.0128 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0164 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2005.
- How does Tonga rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,083.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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.