Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.1461 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income is 0.1461 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 870.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Lower middle income peaked at 0.1461 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Lower middle income 4th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | +43.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0179 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0297 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | +47.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0611 units per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0863 units per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0905 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1073 units per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1277 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1461 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0303 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0863 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1179 units per square kilometre | 0.0905 units per square kilometre | 0.1461 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 1 Haiti 8.29 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 El Salvador 6.42 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Cuba 3.18 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More social development data for Lower middle income
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.41 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.40 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.40 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0018 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 -4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.41 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.59 % 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 Lower middle income?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Lower middle income was 0.1461 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1461 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Lower middle income rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Lower middle income ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 870.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.