Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Western Asia

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Western Asia in 2024 — 96.9 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 508.2%.

2024 96.9 per 100k −22.29% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 177.3 per 100k2019
Period minimum 10.9 per 100k2002

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Western Asia, 2000–20240501001502002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 15.9 per 100k2001: 13.9 per 100k2002: 10.9 per 100k2003: 14.1 per 100k2004: 16 per 100k2005: 20.6 per 100k2006: 24.1 per 100k2007: 15.9 per 100k2008: 13.3 per 100k2009: 12.4 per 100k2010: 14.4 per 100k2011: 17.3 per 100k2012: 21.9 per 100k2013: 34.4 per 100k2014: 64.5 per 100k2015: 110 per 100k2016: 132.3 per 100k2017: 163.9 per 100k2018: 173.1 per 100k2019: 177.3 per 100k2020: 170.5 per 100k2021: 162.7 per 100k2022: 146.7 per 100k2023: 124.7 per 100k2024: 96.9 per 100k
Change over the period: +81 (+508.21%) Average annual rate: 7.81 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Asia 96.9 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 96.9 −27.8 −22.29%
2023 124.7 −22 −14.98%
2022 146.7 −16 −9.86%
2021 162.7 −7.8 −4.58%
2020 170.5 −6.7 −3.8%
2019 177.3 +4.1 +2.38%
2018 173.1 +9.2 +5.63%
2017 163.9 +31.6 +23.88%
2016 132.3 +22.3 +20.29%
2015 110 +45.5 +70.56%
2014 64.5 +30.1 +87.36%
2013 34.4 +12.5 +57.2%
2012 21.9 +4.6 +26.34%
2011 17.3 +2.9 +20.46%
2010 14.4 +2 +16.28%
2009 12.4 −1 −7.23%
2008 13.3 −2.6 −16.22%
2007 15.9 −8.2 −33.95%
2006 24.1 +3.5 +17.14%
2005 20.6 +4.5 +28.36%
2004 16 +1.9 +13.82%
2003 14.1 +3.2 +29.17%
2002 10.9 −3 −21.67%
2001 13.9 −2 −12.62%
2000 15.9

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.