Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Middle East & North Africa

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Middle East & North Africa in 2024 — 167 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1,095.9%.

2024 167 per 100k +93.67% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 167 per 100k2024
Period minimum 4.8 per 100k2003

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Middle East & North Africa, 2000–20240501001502002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 14 per 100k2001: 9.3 per 100k2002: 6.2 per 100k2003: 4.8 per 100k2004: 7.6 per 100k2005: 10.7 per 100k2006: 14.8 per 100k2007: 10.3 per 100k2008: 9.7 per 100k2009: 9.3 per 100k2010: 10.4 per 100k2011: 12.7 per 100k2012: 13 per 100k2013: 15.5 per 100k2014: 22.2 per 100k2015: 33.7 per 100k2016: 43.3 per 100k2017: 51.8 per 100k2018: 61.7 per 100k2019: 56.4 per 100k2020: 53.4 per 100k2021: 52.9 per 100k2022: 50.4 per 100k2023: 86.2 per 100k2024: 167 per 100k
Change over the period: +153 (+1,095.87%) Average annual rate: 10.89 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 167 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 167 +80.8 +93.67%
2023 86.2 +35.9 +71.24%
2022 50.4 −2.6 −4.87%
2021 52.9 −0.4 −0.84%
2020 53.4 −3 −5.31%
2019 56.4 −5.3 −8.63%
2018 61.7 +9.9 +19.05%
2017 51.8 +8.5 +19.57%
2016 43.3 +9.7 +28.71%
2015 33.7 +11.5 +51.69%
2014 22.2 +6.7 +43.17%
2013 15.5 +2.5 +19.41%
2012 13 +0.3 +2.15%
2011 12.7 +2.3 +22.32%
2010 10.4 +1.1 +11.28%
2009 9.3 −0.4 −3.96%
2008 9.7 −0.6 −5.95%
2007 10.3 −4.5 −30.36%
2006 14.8 +4.2 +38.87%
2005 10.7 +3.1 +40.73%
2004 7.6 +2.8 +59.28%
2003 4.8 −1.5 −23.67%
2002 6.2 −3 −32.52%
2001 9.3 −4.7 −33.69%
2000 14

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.