Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Costa Rica

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Costa Rica in 2024 — 4,247.4 per 100k. Ranked 1 in the world out of 178. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 15,258.3%.

2024 4,247.4 per 100k +11.94% vs 2023
World rank 1of 178
Period maximum 4,715.7 per 100k2022
Period minimum 1.9 per 100k2003

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Costa Rica, 2000–202402,0004,0006,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 27.7 per 100k2001: 64.6 per 100k2002: 2.1 per 100k2003: 1.9 per 100k2004: 5.3 per 100k2005: 5.2 per 100k2006: 7.7 per 100k2007: 11.5 per 100k2008: 9.9 per 100k2009: 12.8 per 100k2010: 8.3 per 100k2011: 9.8 per 100k2012: 13.4 per 100k2013: 12.6 per 100k2014: 36.7 per 100k2015: 67.6 per 100k2016: 74.5 per 100k2017: 151.2 per 100k2018: 657.4 per 100k2019: 1,743.2 per 100k2020: 1,782.6 per 100k2021: 3,014 per 100k2022: 4,715.7 per 100k2023: 3,794.3 per 100k2024: 4,247.4 per 100k
Change over the period: +4,219.8 (+15,258.35%) Average annual rate: 23.34 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Costa Rica 4,247.4 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Latin America & Caribbean computed 188.7 per 100k
Central America computed 282.5 per 100k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 123.6 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 4,247.4 +453.1 +11.94%
2023 3,794.3 −921.4 −19.54%
2022 4,715.7 +1,701.7 +56.46%
2021 3,014 +1,231.3 +69.07%
2020 1,782.6 +39.4 +2.26%
2019 1,743.2 +1,085.8 +165.15%
2018 657.4 +506.3 +334.86%
2017 151.2 +76.7 +102.93%
2016 74.5 +6.9 +10.14%
2015 67.6 +30.9 +84.16%
2014 36.7 +24.2 +192.12%
2013 12.6 −0.8 −6.02%
2012 13.4 +3.6 +36.75%
2011 9.8 +1.5 +18.23%
2010 8.3 −4.5 −35.24%
2009 12.8 +2.8 +28.65%
2008 9.9 −1.6 −13.51%
2007 11.5 +3.8 +49.47%
2006 7.7 +2.4 +46.81%
2005 5.2 −0.1 −1.44%
2004 5.3 +3.4 +178.16%
2003 1.9 −0.2 −8.48%
2002 2.1 −62.5 −96.77%
2001 64.6 +36.9 +133.43%
2000 27.7

Central 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.