Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Australia and New Zealand

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Australia and New Zealand in 2024 — 297.2 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 417%.

2024 297.2 per 100k +11.22% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 297.2 per 100k2024
Period minimum 6.4 per 100k2007

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Australia and New Zealand, 2000–202401002003002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 57.5 per 100k2001: 57.9 per 100k2002: 36.5 per 100k2003: 16.8 per 100k2004: 23.8 per 100k2005: 8.7 per 100k2006: 6.4 per 100k2007: 6.4 per 100k2008: 8.8 per 100k2009: 9.6 per 100k2010: 14.6 per 100k2011: 20.1 per 100k2012: 41.2 per 100k2013: 49.8 per 100k2014: 77.1 per 100k2015: 73.1 per 100k2016: 103 per 100k2017: 163.7 per 100k2018: 203.3 per 100k2019: 255.5 per 100k2020: 264.3 per 100k2021: 268.6 per 100k2022: 290.9 per 100k2023: 267.2 per 100k2024: 297.2 per 100k
Change over the period: +239.7 (+416.99%) Average annual rate: 7.08 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Australia and New Zealand 297.2 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 297.2 +30 +11.22%
2023 267.2 −23.8 −8.17%
2022 290.9 +22.3 +8.31%
2021 268.6 +4.3 +1.64%
2020 264.3 +8.8 +3.43%
2019 255.5 +52.2 +25.69%
2018 203.3 +39.6 +24.16%
2017 163.7 +60.8 +59.03%
2016 103 +29.9 +40.87%
2015 73.1 −4 −5.25%
2014 77.1 +27.3 +54.82%
2013 49.8 +8.6 +20.94%
2012 41.2 +21.1 +104.69%
2011 20.1 +5.5 +37.82%
2010 14.6 +5 +51.89%
2009 9.6 +0.8 +9.45%
2008 8.8 +2.4 +37.61%
2007 6.4 −0 −0.08%
2006 6.4 −2.3 −26.59%
2005 8.7 −15.1 −63.38%
2004 23.8 +7 +41.7%
2003 16.8 −19.7 −54.02%
2002 36.5 −21.4 −37.01%
2001 57.9 +0.4 +0.76%
2000 57.5

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.