Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 2.56 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 2.56 units per square kilometre for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 60,655.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 2.56 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places Nicaragua 4th out of 197 countries 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1092 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0826 units per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 2003 | 0.057 units per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | -48.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -64.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -64.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +319.0% |
| 2014 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | +72.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | +71.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2681 units per square kilometre | +1085.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5557 units per square kilometre | +107.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5159 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | +164.2% |
| 2022 | 2.31 units per square kilometre | +69.3% |
| 2023 | 2.56 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.048 units per square kilometre | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0888 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.5557 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 units per square kilometre | 0.5159 units per square kilometre | 2.56 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 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
- 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 Nicaragua
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 311 (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 2.56 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Nicaragua rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60,655.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.