Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 0.0002 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 39.4% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0004 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2009.
That places Uganda 117th 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 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +108.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +34.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +30.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -69.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +126.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -72.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +105.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +51.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +31.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | +84.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per person | +23.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 units per person | +18.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 units per person | -39.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 114 Nigeria 0.0002 units per person compare
- 115 Benin 0.0002 units per person compare
- 116 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0002 units per person compare
- 118 Turkmenistan 0.0002 units per person compare
- 119 Mozambique 0.0002 units per person compare
- 120 Viet Nam 0.0002 units per person compare
More social development data for Uganda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.94 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,792 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,792 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0377 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 Uganda?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Uganda 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 Uganda?
- 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 Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2009.
- How does Uganda rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 117th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.