Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — South America

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in South America in 2024 — 162.1 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 26,620.6%.

2024 162.1 per 100k +6.62% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 192 per 100k2020
Period minimum 0.6 per 100k2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — South America, 2000–20240501001502002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.6 per 100k2001: 1.5 per 100k2002: 1.7 per 100k2003: 1.9 per 100k2004: 2 per 100k2005: 2.7 per 100k2006: 4.1 per 100k2007: 10.5 per 100k2008: 12.8 per 100k2009: 17.4 per 100k2010: 17.5 per 100k2011: 11.6 per 100k2012: 5 per 100k2013: 4.8 per 100k2014: 6.2 per 100k2015: 8.6 per 100k2016: 17.7 per 100k2017: 36.4 per 100k2018: 102 per 100k2019: 179.8 per 100k2020: 192 per 100k2021: 189.4 per 100k2022: 190.9 per 100k2023: 152.1 per 100k2024: 162.1 per 100k
Change over the period: +161.5 (+26,620.57%) Average annual rate: 26.22 %

Comparison, 2024

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

South America 162.1 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 162.1 +10.1 +6.62%
2023 152.1 −38.8 −20.34%
2022 190.9 +1.5 +0.78%
2021 189.4 −2.7 −1.38%
2020 192 +12.2 +6.8%
2019 179.8 +77.8 +76.26%
2018 102 +65.6 +180.43%
2017 36.4 +18.7 +105.35%
2016 17.7 +9.1 +105.35%
2015 8.6 +2.4 +38.57%
2014 6.2 +1.4 +30.35%
2013 4.8 −0.2 −3.77%
2012 5 −6.7 −57.29%
2011 11.6 −5.9 −33.6%
2010 17.5 +0.1 +0.85%
2009 17.4 +4.6 +36.06%
2008 12.8 +2.2 +21.24%
2007 10.5 +6.4 +154.86%
2006 4.1 +1.5 +55.03%
2005 2.7 +0.7 +33.39%
2004 2 +0.1 +5.5%
2003 1.9 +0.2 +14.11%
2002 1.7 +0.2 +13.5%
2001 1.5 +0.9 +140.81%
2000 0.6

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.