Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Switzerland

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Switzerland in 2024 — 190.7 per 100k. Ranked 34 in the world out of 178. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 50.1%.

2024 190.7 per 100k −10.44% vs 2023
World rank 34of 178
Period maximum 394.6 per 100k2015
Period minimum 75.8 per 100k2020

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Switzerland, 2000–202401002003004002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 382.2 per 100k2001: 354.8 per 100k2002: 385.8 per 100k2003: 334.5 per 100k2004: 252.1 per 100k2005: 193.8 per 100k2006: 165.5 per 100k2007: 142.2 per 100k2008: 224.5 per 100k2009: 221.3 per 100k2010: 164.6 per 100k2011: 213.4 per 100k2012: 270.9 per 100k2013: 273 per 100k2014: 254 per 100k2015: 394.6 per 100k2016: 367.5 per 100k2017: 280.7 per 100k2018: 173.5 per 100k2019: 130.6 per 100k2020: 75.8 per 100k2021: 81.6 per 100k2022: 169.5 per 100k2023: 212.9 per 100k2024: 190.7 per 100k
Change over the period: −191.5 (−50.11%) Average annual rate: -2.86 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Switzerland 190.7 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Europe & Central Asia computed 161 per 100k
Western Europe computed 292 per 100k
High-income countries computed 365 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 190.7 −22.2 −10.44%
2023 212.9 +43.4 +25.58%
2022 169.5 +87.9 +107.62%
2021 81.6 +5.9 +7.76%
2020 75.8 −54.8 −41.97%
2019 130.6 −42.9 −24.74%
2018 173.5 −107.2 −38.19%
2017 280.7 −86.8 −23.62%
2016 367.5 −27.1 −6.87%
2015 394.6 +140.6 +55.35%
2014 254 −19 −6.94%
2013 273 +2.1 +0.76%
2012 270.9 +57.5 +26.92%
2011 213.4 +48.8 +29.65%
2010 164.6 −56.7 −25.62%
2009 221.3 −3.1 −1.4%
2008 224.5 +82.3 +57.88%
2007 142.2 −23.3 −14.06%
2006 165.5 −28.4 −14.64%
2005 193.8 −58.3 −23.12%
2004 252.1 −82.4 −24.63%
2003 334.5 −51.3 −13.3%
2002 385.8 +31 +8.74%
2001 354.8 −27.4 −7.17%
2000 382.2

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.