Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in World
World: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0009 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in World, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0009 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 211.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in World peaked at 0.001 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2009.
That places World 26th out of 45 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -22.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +38.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +31.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | +60.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per person | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per person | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | +24.3% |
| 2024 | 0.001 units per person | +21.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0009 units per person | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 23 Guinea 0.0038 units per person compare
- 24 Peru 0.0033 units per person compare
- 25 Belize 0.0033 units per person compare
- 26 Albania 0.0033 units per person compare
- 27 Palestine 0.0031 units per person compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 0.0029 units per person compare
- 29 Vanuatu 0.0029 units per person compare
More social development data for World
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.46 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.11 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0034 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.11 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0035 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -8.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 28.46 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -7.96 % 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 World?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in World was 0.0009 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2009.
- How does World rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- World ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 211.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.