Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.1758 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.1758 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 4,840.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1758 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -48.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +100.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +55.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +70.2% |
| 2016 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | +81.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | +84.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0544 units per square kilometre | +72.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0846 units per square kilometre | +55.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0928 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1118 units per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1463 units per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1758 units per square kilometre | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0846 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1317 units per square kilometre | 0.0928 units per square kilometre | 0.1758 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More social development data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 493,239 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 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 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 493,239 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.4 % 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.1758 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1758 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,840.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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.