Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in IDA total
IDA total: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.1178 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in IDA total, 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 IDA total stood at 0.1178 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.3% on the previous year and up 336.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in IDA total peaked at 0.1178 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places IDA total 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0331 units per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0532 units per square kilometre | +60.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0587 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0699 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0804 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0891 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1178 units per square kilometre | +32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | 0.0699 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0891 units per square kilometre | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | 0.1178 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 4 Nicaragua 2.56 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Burundi 2.38 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Palestine, State of 2.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Honduras 1.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Tonga 1.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Guatemala 1.64 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.36 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for IDA total
- 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 0.006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.81 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0105 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.81 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -10.93 % 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 IDA total?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in IDA total was 0.1178 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1178 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does IDA total rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- IDA total ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 336.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA total 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.