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Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Japan

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Japan in 2024 — 25.3 per 100k. Ranked 87 in the world out of 178. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 11,290.5%.

2024 25.3 per 100k +31.5% vs 2023
World rank 87of 178
Period maximum 25.3 per 100k2024
Period minimum 0.2 per 100k2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Japan, 2000–202401020302000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.2 per 100k2001: 0.3 per 100k2002: 0.2 per 100k2003: 0.3 per 100k2004: 0.4 per 100k2005: 0.4 per 100k2006: 0.9 per 100k2007: 1.2 per 100k2008: 1.8 per 100k2009: 2.3 per 100k2010: 2.4 per 100k2011: 2.9 per 100k2012: 3.7 per 100k2013: 5.3 per 100k2014: 7.3 per 100k2015: 10.9 per 100k2016: 14.8 per 100k2017: 24.6 per 100k2018: 22.9 per 100k2019: 23 per 100k2020: 18.8 per 100k2021: 13.3 per 100k2022: 10 per 100k2023: 19.2 per 100k2024: 25.3 per 100k
Change over the period: +25.1 (+11,290.45%) Average annual rate: 21.81 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Japan 25.3 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
High-income countries computed 365 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 25.3 +6.1 +31.5%
2023 19.2 +9.3 +92.71%
2022 10 −3.3 −24.94%
2021 13.3 −5.5 −29.34%
2020 18.8 −4.2 −18.14%
2019 23 +0.1 +0.46%
2018 22.9 −1.7 −6.82%
2017 24.6 +9.8 +66.09%
2016 14.8 +3.9 +36.14%
2015 10.9 +3.6 +49.14%
2014 7.3 +2 +38.21%
2013 5.3 +1.6 +43.57%
2012 3.7 +0.8 +27.75%
2011 2.9 +0.5 +21.82%
2010 2.4 +0.1 +3.14%
2009 2.3 +0.5 +27.84%
2008 1.8 +0.6 +52.52%
2007 1.2 +0.2 +23.64%
2006 0.9 +0.5 +133.31%
2005 0.4 +0 +9.62%
2004 0.4 +0 +11.67%
2003 0.3 +0.1 +34.83%
2002 0.2 −0 −2.35%
2001 0.3 +0 +13.62%
2000 0.2 — —

Eastern Asia, 2024

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

KR South Korea 69.3 JP Japan 25.3 MN Mongolia 0.4 HK Hong Kong 0
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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.

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