Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Eastern Asia

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Eastern Asia in 2020 — 2.8 per 100k. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 1,817.7%.

2020 2.8 per 100k −19.58% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 3.5 per 100k2019
Period minimum 0.1 per 100k2005

Trend over time

2005–2020 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Eastern Asia, 2005–2020012342005200720092011201320152017201920202005: 0.1 per 100k2006: 0.3 per 100k2007: 0.3 per 100k2008: 0.3 per 100k2009: 0.3 per 100k2010: 0.3 per 100k2011: 0.4 per 100k2012: 0.5 per 100k2013: 0.7 per 100k2014: 1 per 100k2015: 1.4 per 100k2016: 1.7 per 100k2017: 2.6 per 100k2018: 3.1 per 100k2019: 3.5 per 100k2020: 2.8 per 100k
Change over the period: +2.6 (+1,817.69%) Average annual rate: 21.76 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Eastern Asia 2.8 per 100k
World computed 53.4 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2020 2.8 −0.7 −19.58%
2019 3.5 +0.4 +11.61%
2018 3.1 +0.5 +18.82%
2017 2.6 +0.9 +56.87%
2016 1.7 +0.3 +19.65%
2015 1.4 +0.4 +41%
2014 1 +0.3 +35.21%
2013 0.7 +0.3 +54.5%
2012 0.5 +0.1 +32.67%
2011 0.4 +0.1 +26.33%
2010 0.3 −0 −2.34%
2009 0.3 −0 −6.92%
2008 0.3 +0 +1.28%
2007 0.3 +0 +7.48%
2006 0.3 +0.1 +96.11%
2005 0.1

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.