Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — South Sudan

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in South Sudan in 2024 — 22.4 per 100k. Ranked 92 in the world out of 178. Since 2011, the indicator has risen by 2,462.2%.

2024 22.4 per 100k −47.16% vs 2023
World rank 92of 178
Period maximum 42.4 per 100k2023
Period minimum 0.3 per 100k2012

Trend over time

2011–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — South Sudan, 2011–20240204060201120132015201720192021202320242011: 0.9 per 100k2012: 0.3 per 100k2013: 0.3 per 100k2014: 1.1 per 100k2015: 7.5 per 100k2016: 16.5 per 100k2017: 18.5 per 100k2018: 25 per 100k2019: 35.3 per 100k2020: 35.2 per 100k2021: 39.7 per 100k2022: 19.4 per 100k2023: 42.4 per 100k2024: 22.4 per 100k
Change over the period: +21.5 (+2,462.2%) Average annual rate: 28.34 %

Comparison, 2024

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

South Sudan 22.4 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 67.8 per 100k
Eastern Africa computed 95.1 per 100k
Low-income countries computed 43.1 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 22.4 −20 −47.16%
2023 42.4 +23 +118.76%
2022 19.4 −20.3 −51.16%
2021 39.7 +4.5 +12.88%
2020 35.2 −0.1 −0.29%
2019 35.3 +10.2 +40.87%
2018 25 +6.6 +35.57%
2017 18.5 +1.9 +11.76%
2016 16.5 +9 +119.86%
2015 7.5 +6.4 +559.83%
2014 1.1 +0.8 +253.38%
2013 0.3 +0 +8.37%
2012 0.3 −0.6 −65.99%
2011 0.9

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.