Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Israel
Israel: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.0569 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Israel, 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 Israel stood at 0.0569 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.5% on the previous year and up 326.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Israel peaked at 0.0569 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.013 units per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Israel 82nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Israel, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | +68.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0473 units per square kilometre | +68.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0436 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0287 units per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0434 units per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0479 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0487 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0366 units per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2014 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0306 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0569 units per square kilometre | +51.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | 0.0487 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 0.0366 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | 0.0306 units per square kilometre | 0.0569 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 79 Ukraine 0.0587 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 Belarus 0.0583 units per square kilometre compare
- 81 Malaysia 0.0573 units per square kilometre compare
- 83 Guinea-Bissau 0.0491 units per square kilometre compare
- 84 Ghana 0.0486 units per square kilometre compare
- 85 India 0.048 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Israel
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,274 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,265 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 1,265 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Israel?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Israel was 0.0569 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0569 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 units per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Israel rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Israel ranks 82nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 326.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Israel 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.