Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.2674 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 0.2674 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 64.6% on the previous year and up 2,738.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.2674 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per square kilometre, in 2010.
Ecuador ranks 37th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +61.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +91.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -44.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2011 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +104.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +350.9% |
| 2014 | 0.028 units per square kilometre | +197.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0551 units per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0698 units per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0779 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0889 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1099 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1625 units per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2674 units per square kilometre | +64.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0779 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1572 units per square kilometre | 0.0889 units per square kilometre | 0.2674 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 34 Somalia 0.2857 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Mauritius 0.2749 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Colombia 0.272 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
More social development data for Ecuador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,428 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 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 Ecuador?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.2674 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2674 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,738.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.