Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Other small states
Other small states: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.0231 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Other small states, 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 Other small states is 0.0231 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 25.1% on the previous year and up 255.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Other small states peaked at 0.0231 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
Other small states ranks 33rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +75.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +103.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +51.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +74.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0209 units per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | +25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 30 Grenada 0.3618 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 0.3305 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Singapore 0.3189 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Sri Lanka 0.2922 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Somalia 0.2857 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Mauritius 0.2749 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Colombia 0.272 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Other small states
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 144,882 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,244 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,244 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0111 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 -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 144,882 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0151 % 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 Other small states?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Other small states was 0.0231 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0231 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Other small states rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Other small states ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 255.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Other small states 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.