Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Southern Africa

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Southern Africa in 2024 — 143.6 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 354%.

2024 143.6 per 100k +13.74% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1,700.3 per 100k2015
Period minimum 26.4 per 100k2001

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Southern Africa, 2000–202405001,0001,5002,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 31.6 per 100k2001: 26.4 per 100k2002: 103.5 per 100k2003: 164.2 per 100k2004: 220.4 per 100k2005: 260.2 per 100k2006: 241.1 per 100k2007: 310.2 per 100k2008: 407.5 per 100k2009: 548.2 per 100k2010: 301 per 100k2011: 365.4 per 100k2012: 379 per 100k2013: 384 per 100k2014: 734.9 per 100k2015: 1,700.3 per 100k2016: 338 per 100k2017: 295 per 100k2018: 279.4 per 100k2019: 281.5 per 100k2020: 256.8 per 100k2021: 243.8 per 100k2022: 123.8 per 100k2023: 126.2 per 100k2024: 143.6 per 100k
Change over the period: +111.9 (+354.04%) Average annual rate: 6.51 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa

Southern Africa 143.6 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 143.6 +17.3 +13.74%
2023 126.2 +2.4 +1.92%
2022 123.8 −119.9 −49.2%
2021 243.8 −13 −5.06%
2020 256.8 −24.8 −8.8%
2019 281.5 +2.1 +0.77%
2018 279.4 −15.6 −5.28%
2017 295 −43 −12.73%
2016 338 −1,362.3 −80.12%
2015 1,700.3 +965.4 +131.35%
2014 734.9 +350.9 +91.38%
2013 384 +5 +1.32%
2012 379 +13.6 +3.73%
2011 365.4 +64.4 +21.4%
2010 301 −247.2 −45.1%
2009 548.2 +140.7 +34.52%
2008 407.5 +97.3 +31.37%
2007 310.2 +69.1 +28.67%
2006 241.1 −19.1 −7.33%
2005 260.2 +39.8 +18.05%
2004 220.4 +56.1 +34.18%
2003 164.2 +60.8 +58.72%
2002 103.5 +77.1 +291.97%
2001 26.4 −5.2 −16.5%
2000 31.6

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.