Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.1596 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.1596 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 30.6% on the previous year and up 544.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.1596 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0175 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 48th of 197 countries on this measure, 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | +53.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0626 units per square kilometre | +79.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0561 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0335 units per square kilometre | -40.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0341 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0528 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | -46.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 2015 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0591 units per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0595 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0795 units per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0807 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.099 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1222 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1596 units per square kilometre | +30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | 0.0626 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | 0.0795 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1154 units per square kilometre | 0.0807 units per square kilometre | 0.1596 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 45 Macau, China 0.1818 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Tuvalu 0.1667 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Fiji 0.1651 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More social development data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,877 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 576 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 576 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.1596 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1596 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0175 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 544.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.