Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Euro area
Euro area: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Euro area, 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 Euro area is 0.0025 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.6% on the previous year and up 211.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Euro area peaked at 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per square kilometre, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Euro area, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 2012 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +64.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More social development data for Euro area
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.83 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,326 (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 20,326 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0163 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 -0.2957 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.83 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -3.1 % 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 Euro area?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Euro area was 0.0025 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Euro area rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 211.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.