Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Suriname

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Suriname in 2024 — 507.1 per 100k. Ranked 15 in the world out of 178. Since 2016, the indicator has risen by 6,831%.

2024 507.1 per 100k +22.23% vs 2023
World rank 15of 178
Period maximum 507.1 per 100k2024
Period minimum 7.3 per 100k2016

Trend over time

2016–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Suriname, 2016–202402004006002016201720182019202020212022202320242016: 7.3 per 100k2017: 11.3 per 100k2018: 34.4 per 100k2019: 235.4 per 100k2020: 324.7 per 100k2021: 345.2 per 100k2022: 408.6 per 100k2023: 414.9 per 100k2024: 507.1 per 100k
Change over the period: +499.7 (+6,831.02%) Average annual rate: 69.86 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Suriname 507.1 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Latin America & Caribbean computed 188.7 per 100k
South America computed 162.1 per 100k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 123.6 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 507.1 +92.2 +22.23%
2023 414.9 +6.3 +1.54%
2022 408.6 +63.4 +18.35%
2021 345.2 +20.5 +6.32%
2020 324.7 +89.3 +37.92%
2019 235.4 +201 +585.08%
2018 34.4 +23.1 +204.49%
2017 11.3 +4 +54.25%
2016 7.3

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.