Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.0595 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 2017–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.0595 units per square kilometre for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 5,078.6% over ten years.
That places Vanuatu 77th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2018 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +271.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 2020 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +110.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0578 units per square kilometre | +309.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0595 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 0.0595 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 74 Yemen 0.0635 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 Peru 0.0626 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Cape Verde 0.0613 units per square kilometre compare
- 78 Tunisia 0.0592 units per square kilometre compare
- 79 Ukraine 0.0587 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 Belarus 0.0583 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Vanuatu
- 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 13 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (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 Vanuatu?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.0595 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0595 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Vanuatu rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 77th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,078.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.