Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0029 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Vanuatu, 2017–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Vanuatu stood at 0.0029 units per person.
That represents a change of down 18.3% on the previous year and up 5,603.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0035 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2017.
Vanuatu ranks 29th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +262.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | +40.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per person | +105.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 units per person | +300.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 units per person | +55.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0029 units per person | -18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More social development data for Vanuatu
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (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 13 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.0029 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2017.
- How does Vanuatu rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,603.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.