Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — South Korea

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in South Korea in 2024 — 69.3 per 100k. Ranked 59 in the world out of 178. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 87,499.3%.

2024 69.3 per 100k +34.13% vs 2023
World rank 59of 178
Period maximum 69.3 per 100k2024
Period minimum 0.1 per 100k2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — South Korea, 2000–20240204060802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.1 per 100k2001: 0.1 per 100k2002: 0.1 per 100k2003: 0.3 per 100k2004: 0.5 per 100k2005: 1.1 per 100k2006: 1.3 per 100k2007: 2.4 per 100k2008: 2.7 per 100k2009: 1.3 per 100k2010: 1.4 per 100k2011: 2.4 per 100k2012: 3.1 per 100k2013: 4.8 per 100k2014: 6.9 per 100k2015: 10.6 per 100k2016: 13.3 per 100k2017: 18.6 per 100k2018: 38.4 per 100k2019: 49.4 per 100k2020: 38.7 per 100k2021: 23.4 per 100k2022: 30.8 per 100k2023: 51.7 per 100k2024: 69.3 per 100k
Change over the period: +69.2 (+87,499.32%) Average annual rate: 32.62 %

Comparison, 2024

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

South Korea 69.3 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
High-income countries computed 365 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 69.3 +17.6 +34.13%
2023 51.7 +20.9 +67.72%
2022 30.8 +7.4 +31.5%
2021 23.4 −15.3 −39.48%
2020 38.7 −10.7 −21.61%
2019 49.4 +11 +28.61%
2018 38.4 +19.8 +106.8%
2017 18.6 +5.2 +39.34%
2016 13.3 +2.7 +25.2%
2015 10.6 +3.8 +55%
2014 6.9 +2.1 +44.02%
2013 4.8 +1.7 +54.95%
2012 3.1 +0.7 +30.41%
2011 2.4 +0.9 +65.78%
2010 1.4 +0.1 +7.44%
2009 1.3 −1.3 −50.23%
2008 2.7 +0.3 +11.31%
2007 2.4 +1.1 +86.04%
2006 1.3 +0.2 +20.83%
2005 1.1 +0.6 +113.17%
2004 0.5 +0.2 +88.16%
2003 0.3 +0.1 +102.31%
2002 0.1 −0 −6.57%
2001 0.1 +0.1 +77.33%
2000 0.1

Eastern Asia, 2024

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

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.