Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Singapore
Singapore: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.3189 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Singapore, 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 Singapore is 0.3189 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 95.7% on the previous year and up 651.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Singapore peaked at 0.3189 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0142 units per square kilometre, in 2010.
That places Singapore 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0284 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0296 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0256 units per square kilometre | +79.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0424 units per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0635 units per square kilometre | +45.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0663 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0772 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 0.098 units per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1229 units per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1031 units per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1393 units per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2022 | 0.163 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3189 units per square kilometre | +95.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0589 units per square kilometre | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | 0.1229 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1811 units per square kilometre | 0.1031 units per square kilometre | 0.3189 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 29 Saint Lucia 0.3787 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Grenada 0.3618 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 0.3305 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
More social development data for Singapore
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 Singapore?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Singapore was 0.3189 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3189 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0142 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Singapore rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Singapore ranks 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 651.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.