Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Western Europe

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Western Europe in 2024 — 292 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 127.1%.

2024 292 per 100k −0.51% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 406.1 per 100k2016
Period minimum 72.6 per 100k2007

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Western Europe, 2000–202402004006002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 128.6 per 100k2001: 129.6 per 100k2002: 179.8 per 100k2003: 147.9 per 100k2004: 135.8 per 100k2005: 107.5 per 100k2006: 92.3 per 100k2007: 72.6 per 100k2008: 75.6 per 100k2009: 86.5 per 100k2010: 90.4 per 100k2011: 97.3 per 100k2012: 108.3 per 100k2013: 127.8 per 100k2014: 178.5 per 100k2015: 341.3 per 100k2016: 406.1 per 100k2017: 305 per 100k2018: 276.5 per 100k2019: 242.2 per 100k2020: 218.6 per 100k2021: 207.9 per 100k2022: 240.4 per 100k2023: 293.5 per 100k2024: 292 per 100k
Change over the period: +163.4 (+127.09%) Average annual rate: 3.48 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Europe 292 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 292 −1.5 −0.51%
2023 293.5 +53 +22.06%
2022 240.4 +32.5 +15.64%
2021 207.9 −10.7 −4.88%
2020 218.6 −23.7 −9.77%
2019 242.2 −34.2 −12.38%
2018 276.5 −28.6 −9.36%
2017 305 −101 −24.88%
2016 406.1 +64.7 +18.97%
2015 341.3 +162.9 +91.26%
2014 178.5 +50.6 +39.6%
2013 127.8 +19.5 +18.05%
2012 108.3 +11 +11.29%
2011 97.3 +6.9 +7.68%
2010 90.4 +3.8 +4.42%
2009 86.5 +10.9 +14.46%
2008 75.6 +3 +4.11%
2007 72.6 −19.7 −21.33%
2006 92.3 −15.2 −14.15%
2005 107.5 −28.3 −20.81%
2004 135.8 −12.1 −8.2%
2003 147.9 −31.9 −17.73%
2002 179.8 +50.2 +38.75%
2001 129.6 +1 +0.79%
2000 128.6

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.