Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.0957 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.0957 units per square kilometre for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 262.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.105 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 units per square kilometre, in 2007.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0179 units per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0913 units per square kilometre | +138.9% |
| 2016 | 0.105 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0985 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0968 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.092 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0889 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0934 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0957 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +138.9% | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | 0.0913 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 0.012 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0591 units per square kilometre | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | 0.105 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0908 units per square kilometre | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | 0.0957 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 8 Tonga 1.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Guatemala 1.64 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Venezuela 1.36 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Syria 0.9963 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Lebanon 0.9573 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Eritrea 0.8656 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Nauru 0.8 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.29 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.24 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0109 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.24 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0057 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 -42.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.29 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -33.76 % 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0957 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.105 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 units per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 262.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.