Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Sri Lanka

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 1.2 per 100k. Ranked 143 in the world out of 178. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1,019%.

2024 1.2 per 100k +49.7% vs 2023
World rank 143of 178
Period maximum 7.5 per 100k2013
Period minimum 0 per 100k2003

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Sri Lanka, 2000–2024024682000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.1 per 100k2001: 0.2 per 100k2002: 0.1 per 100k2003: 0 per 100k2004: 0.2 per 100k2005: 0.6 per 100k2006: 0.6 per 100k2007: 1 per 100k2008: 1.9 per 100k2009: 1.6 per 100k2010: 0.6 per 100k2011: 0.9 per 100k2012: 1.2 per 100k2013: 7.5 per 100k2014: 4.4 per 100k2015: 2.8 per 100k2016: 2.6 per 100k2017: 2.8 per 100k2018: 3.3 per 100k2019: 1.6 per 100k2020: 1 per 100k2021: 0.9 per 100k2022: 1 per 100k2023: 0.8 per 100k2024: 1.2 per 100k
Change over the period: +1.1 (+1,018.99%) Average annual rate: 10.59 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sri Lanka 1.2 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
South Asia computed 10.8 per 100k
Southern Asia computed 10.3 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 43.3 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 1.2 +0.4 +49.7%
2023 0.8 −0.2 −19.94%
2022 1 +0.1 +9.3%
2021 0.9 −0.1 −10.82%
2020 1 −0.6 −38.37%
2019 1.6 −1.7 −51.82%
2018 3.3 +0.5 +17.4%
2017 2.8 +0.2 +8.89%
2016 2.6 −0.2 −5.6%
2015 2.8 −1.6 −36.83%
2014 4.4 −3.1 −41.64%
2013 7.5 +6.3 +523.83%
2012 1.2 +0.3 +27.81%
2011 0.9 +0.3 +46.85%
2010 0.6 −1 −60.59%
2009 1.6 −0.3 −13.64%
2008 1.9 +0.9 +97.15%
2007 1 +0.3 +49.74%
2006 0.6 +0.1 +10.37%
2005 0.6 +0.3 +142.2%
2004 0.2 +0.2 +853.5%
2003 0 −0 −61.82%
2002 0.1 −0.1 −57.12%
2001 0.2 +0 +47.65%
2000 0.1

Southern 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.