How many people are awaiting a decision on an asylum application — per 100,000 residents of the country.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2012 to 2024.
Top-20 · per 100,000 people
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Costa Rica
|
4,247.4 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Cyprus
|
2,028.5 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Peru
|
1,578 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
1,379.9 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Libya
|
1,038.8 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 6 |
United States
|
921.8 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Uruguay
|
910.3 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Nauru
|
752 | 2024 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Djibouti
|
740 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Canada
|
734.9 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Luxembourg
|
636.7 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Ireland
|
603.4 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Spain
|
551 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Egypt
|
548.3 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Suriname
|
507.1 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Belize
|
479.8 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Belgium
|
452.7 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Germany
|
412.6 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Kenya
|
389.2 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Italy
|
349.3 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Australia
|
341.7 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Sint Maarten
|
332 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Austria
|
316.7 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Greece
|
281.1 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Israel
|
278.5 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Jordan
|
274.8 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Iceland
|
274.8 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Malta
|
272.4 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Netherlands
|
257 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Eswatini
|
254.6 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
209.2 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Mexico
|
203.8 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Niger
|
192.2 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Switzerland
|
190.7 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 35 |
United Kingdom
|
180.5 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Panama
|
180.3 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Türkiye
|
176.1 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 38 |
South Africa
|
156.7 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Central African Republic
|
155.1 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Malaysia
|
148.8 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Mauritania
|
137 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 42 |
France
|
133.1 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Republic of the Congo
|
121.8 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Somalia
|
117.1 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Lebanon
|
116.2 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Norway
|
106 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Montserrat
|
103.7 | 2012 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Rwanda
|
99.6 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Malawi
|
97.7 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 50 |
British Virgin Islands
|
91.1 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Bulgaria
|
88.5 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Sudan
|
88.4 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Liechtenstein
|
85.2 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Angola
|
79.9 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Zimbabwe
|
79.3 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Pakistan
|
79.1 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Tunisia
|
78.4 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Finland
|
78.1 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Uganda
|
74.2 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 60 |
South Korea
|
69.3 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 61 |
New Zealand
|
68.3 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Chile
|
67.5 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Tanzania
|
60.2 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 64 |
United Arab Emirates
|
56.7 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Colombia
|
55.4 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Cameroon
|
55.1 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Mozambique
|
54.5 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Sweden
|
51.8 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Benin
|
48.4 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Ethiopia
|
47.7 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Zambia
|
45.2 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Denmark
|
44 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Namibia
|
43.5 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Slovenia
|
39.9 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Ecuador
|
38.7 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Chad
|
38.3 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Iraq
|
36.7 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Brazil
|
34.9 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Yemen
|
34.7 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Armenia
|
32.8 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Croatia
|
31.5 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Papua New Guinea
|
30.7 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Morocco
|
29.9 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Moldova
|
29.8 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Tajikistan
|
28.6 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Ghana
|
28.6 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Poland
|
28.5 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Japan
|
25.3 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Portugal
|
24.6 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
24.1 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Montenegro
|
23.5 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Paraguay
|
22.8 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 93 |
South Sudan
|
22.4 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Cayman Islands
|
20.1 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Georgia
|
20.1 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Syria
|
19.3 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Guatemala
|
18.3 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Gambia
|
16.2 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Kuwait
|
15.9 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Togo
|
15 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Burundi
|
14.9 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Latvia
|
14.1 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Belarus
|
13.5 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Nigeria
|
13.2 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Estonia
|
12.6 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Liberia
|
12.2 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Saudi Arabia
|
11.5 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Argentina
|
10.4 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Lithuania
|
10.4 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Algeria
|
10.3 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Czechia
|
9.9 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Dominican Republic
|
8.6 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Lesotho
|
8.2 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Oman
|
8 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Dominica
|
7.5 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Bahrain
|
7.5 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Senegal
|
6.6 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Burkina Faso
|
6.3 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Guyana
|
6.3 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
6 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Mauritius
|
5.7 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Venezuela
|
5.6 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
5.3 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Qatar
|
5 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Bahamas
|
5 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 126 |
El Salvador
|
4.3 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Madagascar
|
3.7 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Thailand
|
3.6 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Gabon
|
3.2 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Barbados
|
2.8 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Azerbaijan
|
2.6 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Romania
|
2.4 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Nicaragua
|
1.8 | 2023 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Vanuatu
|
1.6 | 2023 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Kazakhstan
|
1.5 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Comoros
|
1.5 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Indonesia
|
1.5 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Slovakia
|
1.5 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 139 |
North Macedonia
|
1.4 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
1.4 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Ukraine
|
1.3 | 2024 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Honduras
|
1.3 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Mali
|
1.2 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Philippines
|
1.2 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Guinea
|
1.2 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Sri Lanka
|
1.2 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Fiji
|
1.1 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
1 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Russia
|
0.9 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Nepal
|
0.9 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 151 |
India
|
0.9 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Afghanistan
|
0.9 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Macao
|
0.8 | 2017 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Mongolia
|
0.4 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Cuba
|
0.4 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Bolivia
|
0.4 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Botswana
|
0.3 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 158 |
China
|
0.1 | 2020 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Cambodia
|
0 | 2024 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Bangladesh
|
0 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Albania
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Aruba
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 163 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 164 |
Cabo Verde
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 165 |
Curaçao
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 166 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 167 |
Eritrea
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 168 |
Grenada
|
0 | 2022 | 161 | |
| 169 |
Haiti
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 170 |
Hong Kong
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 171 |
Hungary
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 172 |
Iran
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 173 |
Jamaica
|
0 | 2022 | 161 | |
| 174 |
Micronesia
|
0 | 2016 | 161 | |
| 175 |
Monaco
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 176 |
Myanmar
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 177 |
North Korea
|
0 | 2015 | 161 | |
| 178 |
Palau
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 179 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 180 |
Saint Lucia
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 181 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
0 | 2022 | 161 | |
| 182 |
Samoa
|
0 | 2018 | 161 | |
| 183 |
Sierra Leone
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 184 |
Singapore
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 185 |
Solomon Islands
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 186 |
Timor-Leste
|
0 | 2015 | 161 | |
| 187 |
Turkmenistan
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 188 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 189 |
Uzbekistan
|
0 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 190 |
Vietnam
|
0 | 2024 | 161 |
The number of asylum seekers — people who have filed an application for protection and are awaiting a decision — per 100,000 people of the population of a country. They differ from refugees legally: the status has not yet been recognized. The indicator is sensitive to current events and reacts faster than the number of refugees: applications are filed at once, while decisions on them take months and years.
Important: The indicator depends not only on the number of arrivals but also on the speed at which migration services work: the longer applications are reviewed, the more people hold this status at the same time.
How many hosted refugees there are per 100,000 residents of the host country.
Migration 1951–2024 Refugees by country of asylumHow many refugees a country hosts. The UNHCR series runs from 1951 — from the founding of the organization.
Migration 1960–2024 Refugees by country of originHow many people have left the country and are under protection outside it.
Migration 1990–2024 Number of immigrantsHow many people born abroad live in the country at present.
Migration 1990–2024 Share of immigrants in the populationWhat part of a country's population is made up of people born abroad.