Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.0163 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 0.0163 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 236.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0163 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +73.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +67.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 36 Colombia 0.272 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Ecuador 0.2674 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Bahrain 0.2587 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2269 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Dominican Republic 0.2239 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Türkiye 0.199 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Republic of Moldova 0.1947 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 250,606 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.73 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.73 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 250,606 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.36 % 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 square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0163 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0163 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 236.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.