Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Europe & Central Asia

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Europe & Central Asia in 2024 — 161 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 254%.

2024 161 per 100k +2.18% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 161 per 100k2024
Period minimum 29.2 per 100k2007

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Europe & Central Asia, 2000–20240501001502002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 45.5 per 100k2001: 41.5 per 100k2002: 53.3 per 100k2003: 45.2 per 100k2004: 38.8 per 100k2005: 31.5 per 100k2006: 30.1 per 100k2007: 29.2 per 100k2008: 31.1 per 100k2009: 34.4 per 100k2010: 36.1 per 100k2011: 37.4 per 100k2012: 40.9 per 100k2013: 51.4 per 100k2014: 76.9 per 100k2015: 143.8 per 100k2016: 153.4 per 100k2017: 143 per 100k2018: 135.7 per 100k2019: 134.8 per 100k2020: 121.9 per 100k2021: 118.6 per 100k2022: 137.3 per 100k2023: 157.6 per 100k2024: 161 per 100k
Change over the period: +115.5 (+253.96%) Average annual rate: 5.41 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 161 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 161 +3.4 +2.18%
2023 157.6 +20.2 +14.72%
2022 137.3 +18.8 +15.84%
2021 118.6 −3.4 −2.75%
2020 121.9 −12.9 −9.58%
2019 134.8 −0.9 −0.63%
2018 135.7 −7.3 −5.09%
2017 143 −10.4 −6.8%
2016 153.4 +9.6 +6.67%
2015 143.8 +66.9 +87.07%
2014 76.9 +25.5 +49.55%
2013 51.4 +10.5 +25.72%
2012 40.9 +3.5 +9.33%
2011 37.4 +1.3 +3.68%
2010 36.1 +1.7 +4.97%
2009 34.4 +3.2 +10.43%
2008 31.1 +2 +6.7%
2007 29.2 −1 −3.25%
2006 30.1 −1.3 −4.19%
2005 31.5 −7.3 −18.91%
2004 38.8 −6.4 −14.08%
2003 45.2 −8.1 −15.27%
2002 53.3 +11.7 +28.27%
2001 41.5 −3.9 −8.66%
2000 45.5

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.