Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Canada

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Canada in 2024 — 734.9 per 100k. Ranked 10 in the world out of 178. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 652.5%.

2024 734.9 per 100k +45.89% vs 2023
World rank 10of 178
Period maximum 734.9 per 100k2024
Period minimum 46.9 per 100k2014

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Canada, 2000–202402004006008002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 97.7 per 100k2001: 146.7 per 100k2002: 167.3 per 100k2003: 130.6 per 100k2004: 84.9 per 100k2005: 63.3 per 100k2006: 72 per 100k2007: 113.2 per 100k2008: 161.9 per 100k2009: 180.8 per 100k2010: 149.1 per 100k2011: 121.1 per 100k2012: 93.5 per 100k2013: 62.7 per 100k2014: 46.9 per 100k2015: 54.6 per 100k2016: 65.9 per 100k2017: 140.9 per 100k2018: 211.2 per 100k2019: 256.8 per 100k2020: 223.6 per 100k2021: 164.2 per 100k2022: 291.2 per 100k2023: 503.7 per 100k2024: 734.9 per 100k
Change over the period: +637.2 (+652.45%) Average annual rate: 8.77 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada

Canada 734.9 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
High-income countries computed 365 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 734.9 +231.1 +45.89%
2023 503.7 +212.5 +72.96%
2022 291.2 +127 +77.37%
2021 164.2 −59.4 −26.56%
2020 223.6 −33.2 −12.92%
2019 256.8 +45.6 +21.58%
2018 211.2 +70.3 +49.9%
2017 140.9 +75 +113.89%
2016 65.9 +11.3 +20.67%
2015 54.6 +7.7 +16.49%
2014 46.9 −15.9 −25.31%
2013 62.7 −30.7 −32.88%
2012 93.5 −27.6 −22.78%
2011 121.1 −28.1 −18.82%
2010 149.1 −31.7 −17.53%
2009 180.8 +19 +11.72%
2008 161.9 +48.7 +42.98%
2007 113.2 +41.2 +57.31%
2006 72 +8.7 +13.7%
2005 63.3 −21.6 −25.43%
2004 84.9 −45.7 −34.99%
2003 130.6 −36.7 −21.95%
2002 167.3 +20.6 +14.02%
2001 146.7 +49.1 +50.23%
2000 97.7

Northern America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

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.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.