Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 0.0016 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and up 392.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | -64.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +290.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +80.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +75.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +45.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +42.5% |
| 2018 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 167 Greece 0.0017 units per square kilometre compare
- 168 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Argentina 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
- 171 Croatia 0.0015 units per square kilometre compare
- 172 Estonia 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare
- 173 Lesotho 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Papua New Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,727 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (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 Papua New Guinea?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0016 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 392.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.