Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — High-income countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in high-income countries in 2024 — 365 per 100k. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 1,139.5%.

2024 365 per 100k +18.62% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 365 per 100k2024
Period minimum 29.5 per 100k2010

Trend over time

2010–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — High-income countries, 2010–20240100200300400201020122014201620182020202220242010: 29.5 per 100k2011: 29.9 per 100k2012: 31.3 per 100k2013: 40.6 per 100k2014: 61.9 per 100k2015: 108.3 per 100k2016: 125.4 per 100k2017: 135.9 per 100k2018: 141.7 per 100k2019: 153.6 per 100k2020: 154.1 per 100k2021: 172.1 per 100k2022: 225.4 per 100k2023: 307.7 per 100k2024: 365 per 100k
Change over the period: +335.6 (+1,139.53%) Average annual rate: 19.7 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 365 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 365 +57.3 +18.62%
2023 307.7 +82.4 +36.55%
2022 225.4 +53.2 +30.92%
2021 172.1 +18.1 +11.71%
2020 154.1 +0.5 +0.34%
2019 153.6 +11.8 +8.34%
2018 141.7 +5.8 +4.27%
2017 135.9 +10.6 +8.42%
2016 125.4 +17.1 +15.8%
2015 108.3 +46.4 +75%
2014 61.9 +21.3 +52.54%
2013 40.6 +9.2 +29.45%
2012 31.3 +1.5 +4.88%
2011 29.9 +0.4 +1.44%
2010 29.5

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.