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Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — OECD

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in the OECD in 2024 — 400.2 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 492.4%.

2024 400.2 per 100k +15.89% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 400.2 per 100k2024
Period minimum 28.9 per 100k2010

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — OECD, 2000–202402004006002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 67.6 per 100k2001: 66.1 per 100k2002: 73.8 per 100k2003: 62.2 per 100k2004: 49.7 per 100k2005: 36 per 100k2006: 31.7 per 100k2007: 28.9 per 100k2008: 30.7 per 100k2009: 32.9 per 100k2010: 28.9 per 100k2011: 29.8 per 100k2012: 32.4 per 100k2013: 43.6 per 100k2014: 68.9 per 100k2015: 122.3 per 100k2016: 141.4 per 100k2017: 156.1 per 100k2018: 162.9 per 100k2019: 181 per 100k2020: 182.6 per 100k2021: 208.6 per 100k2022: 268.3 per 100k2023: 345.4 per 100k2024: 400.2 per 100k
Change over the period: +332.7 (+492.35%) Average annual rate: 7.69 %

Comparison, 2024

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

OECD 400.2 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 400.2 +54.9 +15.89%
2023 345.4 +77 +28.71%
2022 268.3 +59.7 +28.61%
2021 208.6 +26 +14.25%
2020 182.6 +1.6 +0.87%
2019 181 +18.1 +11.14%
2018 162.9 +6.8 +4.38%
2017 156.1 +14.6 +10.34%
2016 141.4 +19.2 +15.67%
2015 122.3 +53.3 +77.4%
2014 68.9 +25.3 +58.08%
2013 43.6 +11.2 +34.61%
2012 32.4 +2.6 +8.59%
2011 29.8 +0.9 +3.26%
2010 28.9 −4 −12.29%
2009 32.9 +2.2 +7.23%
2008 30.7 +1.8 +6.11%
2007 28.9 −2.7 −8.64%
2006 31.7 −4.3 −11.89%
2005 36 −13.7 −27.57%
2004 49.7 −12.6 −20.23%
2003 62.2 −11.5 −15.65%
2002 73.8 +7.7 +11.63%
2001 66.1 −1.5 −2.16%
2000 67.6 — —

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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