Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Southern Europe

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Southern Europe in 2024 — 356.1 per 100k. Since 2006, the indicator has risen by 3,426.3%.

2024 356.1 per 100k +30.44% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 356.1 per 100k2024
Period minimum 10.1 per 100k2006

Trend over time

2006–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Southern Europe, 2006–2024010020030040020062008201020122014201620182020202220242006: 10.1 per 100k2007: 22.3 per 100k2008: 27.9 per 100k2009: 40.4 per 100k2010: 44.6 per 100k2011: 43.2 per 100k2012: 38.2 per 100k2013: 48.9 per 100k2014: 60.9 per 100k2015: 69.1 per 100k2016: 115.2 per 100k2017: 186.8 per 100k2018: 184.1 per 100k2019: 204 per 100k2020: 156.7 per 100k2021: 139.7 per 100k2022: 169.2 per 100k2023: 273 per 100k2024: 356.1 per 100k
Change over the period: +346 (+3,426.31%) Average annual rate: 21.89 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Europe 356.1 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 356.1 +83.1 +30.44%
2023 273 +103.8 +61.32%
2022 169.2 +29.5 +21.12%
2021 139.7 −17 −10.83%
2020 156.7 −47.3 −23.19%
2019 204 +19.9 +10.79%
2018 184.1 −2.7 −1.43%
2017 186.8 +71.6 +62.16%
2016 115.2 +46.1 +66.77%
2015 69.1 +8.2 +13.4%
2014 60.9 +12 +24.59%
2013 48.9 +10.6 +27.85%
2012 38.2 −5 −11.55%
2011 43.2 −1.3 −2.99%
2010 44.6 +4.1 +10.16%
2009 40.4 +12.5 +44.85%
2008 27.9 +5.6 +25.13%
2007 22.3 +12.2 +121.03%
2006 10.1

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.