Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.4539 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Afghanistan is 0.4539 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 293.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.5659 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0215 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
Afghanistan ranks 26th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 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 square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0618 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0472 units per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0409 units per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0229 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0569 units per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0601 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0955 units per square kilometre | +58.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1154 units per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1309 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3969 units per square kilometre | +203.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5659 units per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5121 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4755 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3849 units per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3661 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.403 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4515 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4539 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0367 units per square kilometre | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | 0.0618 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2794 units per square kilometre | 0.0569 units per square kilometre | 0.5659 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4186 units per square kilometre | 0.3661 units per square kilometre | 0.4539 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 23 Georgia 0.5548 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Comoros 0.4949 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Dominica 0.4587 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Iraq 0.4427 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4231 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Saint Lucia 0.3787 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0609 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.4539 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5659 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0215 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Afghanistan rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 293.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.