Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Mauritius

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Mauritius in 2024 — 5.7 per 100k. Ranked 120 in the world out of 178.

2024 5.7 per 100k +279.67% vs 2023
World rank 120of 178
Period maximum 5.7 per 100k2024
Period minimum 0 per 100k2001

Trend over time

2001–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Mauritius, 2001–202402462001200420072010201320162019202220242001: 0 per 100k2016: 0.4 per 100k2017: 0 per 100k2018: 0 per 100k2019: 0.4 per 100k2020: 0 per 100k2021: 0 per 100k2023: 1.5 per 100k2024: 5.7 per 100k
Change over the period: +5.7

Comparison, 2024

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

Mauritius 5.7 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 67.8 per 100k
Eastern Africa computed 95.1 per 100k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 123.6 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 5.7 +4.2 +279.67%
2023 1.5
2021 0 +0
2020 0 −0.4 −100%
2019 0.4 +0.4
2018 0 +0
2017 0 −0.4 −100%
2016 0.4
2001 0

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.