Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.593 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Barbados stood at 0.593 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 0.593 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0186 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 20th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1419 units per square kilometre | +154.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | -72.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 0.086 units per square kilometre | +105.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0698 units per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1047 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1535 units per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1465 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1698 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1302 units per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1186 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1023 units per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1767 units per square kilometre | +72.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1884 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2698 units per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2791 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2116 units per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5256 units per square kilometre | +148.4% |
| 2023 | 0.593 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.08 units per square kilometre | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | 0.1535 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1398 units per square kilometre | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | 0.2698 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4023 units per square kilometre | 0.2116 units per square kilometre | 0.593 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 17 Armenia 0.6517 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Hong Kong 0.6505 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Albania 0.6401 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Bangladesh 0.5837 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Gambia 0.5676 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Georgia 0.5548 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Barbados
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 577 (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 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 577 (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 square kilometre in Barbados?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.593 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.593 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0186 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 20th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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.