Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Sudan
Sudan: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.1359 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Sudan, 2012–2023
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 Sudan is 0.1359 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 192.4% on the previous year and up 794.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Sudan peaked at 0.1359 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0115 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places Sudan 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2015 | 0.023 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0402 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0465 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1359 units per square kilometre | +192.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.065 units per square kilometre | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | 0.1359 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 49 Togo 0.1506 units per square kilometre compare
- 50 Guinea 0.1405 units per square kilometre compare
- 51 Kuwait 0.1379 units per square kilometre compare
- 53 Samoa 0.1349 units per square kilometre compare
- 54 Ethiopia 0.1235 units per square kilometre compare
- 55 Nepal 0.12 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 809,816 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (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 0.0546 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0157 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 Sudan?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Sudan was 0.1359 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1359 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0115 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Sudan ranks 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 794.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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.