Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — New Zealand

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in New Zealand in 2024 — 68.3 per 100k. Ranked 60 in the world out of 178. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 12.7%.

2024 68.3 per 100k +92% vs 2023
World rank 60of 178
Period maximum 68.3 per 100k2024
Period minimum 2.7 per 100k2008

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — New Zealand, 2000–20240204060802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 60.6 per 100k2001: 49.3 per 100k2002: 33.4 per 100k2003: 25.3 per 100k2004: 17.6 per 100k2005: 8.9 per 100k2006: 5.2 per 100k2007: 3.5 per 100k2008: 2.7 per 100k2009: 4.7 per 100k2010: 3.6 per 100k2011: 4.6 per 100k2012: 5.6 per 100k2013: 6.5 per 100k2014: 5.3 per 100k2015: 3 per 100k2016: 6.3 per 100k2017: 8.1 per 100k2018: 9.1 per 100k2019: 11.2 per 100k2020: 13.6 per 100k2021: 13.9 per 100k2022: 11.2 per 100k2023: 35.6 per 100k2024: 68.3 per 100k
Change over the period: +7.7 (+12.67%) Average annual rate: 0.5 %

Comparison, 2024

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

New Zealand 68.3 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Australia and New Zealand computed 297.2 per 100k
High-income countries computed 365 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 68.3 +32.7 +92%
2023 35.6 +24.4 +218.39%
2022 11.2 −2.8 −19.79%
2021 13.9 +0.3 +2.13%
2020 13.6 +2.4 +21.87%
2019 11.2 +2.1 +22.89%
2018 9.1 +1 +12.02%
2017 8.1 +1.8 +28.54%
2016 6.3 +3.3 +109.81%
2015 3 −2.3 −43.23%
2014 5.3 −1.2 −18.79%
2013 6.5 +0.9 +16.23%
2012 5.6 +1 +22.57%
2011 4.6 +1 +27.01%
2010 3.6 −1.1 −23.43%
2009 4.7 +2.1 +77.87%
2008 2.7 −0.9 −24.85%
2007 3.5 −1.7 −32.01%
2006 5.2 −3.8 −42.01%
2005 8.9 −8.7 −49.25%
2004 17.6 −7.7 −30.4%
2003 25.3 −8.1 −24.17%
2002 33.4 −15.8 −32.18%
2001 49.3 −11.3 −18.69%
2000 60.6

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

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

AU Australia 341.7 NZ New Zealand 68.3

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.