Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.0612 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.0612 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 59.9% on the previous year and up 252.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0612 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0282 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.037 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0392 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0612 units per square kilometre | +59.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.044 units per square kilometre | 0.037 units per square kilometre | 0.0612 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 21 Bangladesh 0.5837 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Gambia 0.5676 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Georgia 0.5548 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Comoros 0.4949 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Dominica 0.4587 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Afghanistan 0.4539 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Iraq 0.4427 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.48 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.08 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.08 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0072 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 11.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.48 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14.23 % 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0612 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0612 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 252.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.