Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.0582 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 0.0582 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.6% on the previous year and up 312.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0582 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 units per square kilometre, in 2004.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0173 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | +56.0% |
| 2014 | 0.022 units per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | +47.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.029 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0306 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0275 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0582 units per square kilometre | +34.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0173 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.021 units per square kilometre | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | 0.0582 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 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
- 26 Afghanistan 0.4539 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.83 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.66 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0223 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.66 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0112 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 -19.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.83 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.0582 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0582 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 units per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 312.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.