Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita (capita) was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in United Kingdom, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in United Kingdom stood at 0 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.6% on the previous year and up 325.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2008.
That places United Kingdom 184th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -28.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -33.9% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +82.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +45.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +40.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +57.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +38.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +45.1% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +77.8% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -29.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 35% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 units per person, 17% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More social development data for United Kingdom
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 581,072 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 517 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (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 517 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 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 United Kingdom?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in United Kingdom was 0 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2008.
- How does United Kingdom rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 184th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 325.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.