Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — United States

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in the United States in 2024 — 921.8 per 100k. Ranked 6 in the world out of 178. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 571.7%.

2024 921.8 per 100k +21.71% vs 2023
World rank 6of 178
Period maximum 921.8 per 100k2024
Period minimum 2 per 100k2010

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — United States, 2000–202402505007501,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 137.2 per 100k2001: 139.2 per 100k2002: 137.7 per 100k2003: 121 per 100k2004: 90.1 per 100k2005: 57.4 per 100k2006: 41.6 per 100k2007: 27.8 per 100k2008: 22.7 per 100k2009: 20.7 per 100k2010: 2 per 100k2011: 3.7 per 100k2012: 6 per 100k2013: 26.3 per 100k2014: 58.1 per 100k2015: 87.8 per 100k2016: 133.6 per 100k2017: 193.5 per 100k2018: 214.6 per 100k2019: 250.9 per 100k2020: 294 per 100k2021: 383.1 per 100k2022: 526.7 per 100k2023: 757.4 per 100k2024: 921.8 per 100k
Change over the period: +784.6 (+571.68%) Average annual rate: 8.26 %

Comparison, 2024

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

United States 921.8 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
High-income countries computed 365 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 921.8 +164.4 +21.71%
2023 757.4 +230.7 +43.8%
2022 526.7 +143.6 +37.48%
2021 383.1 +89.1 +30.3%
2020 294 +43.1 +17.17%
2019 250.9 +36.3 +16.93%
2018 214.6 +21.1 +10.92%
2017 193.5 +59.8 +44.79%
2016 133.6 +45.9 +52.28%
2015 87.8 +29.6 +50.96%
2014 58.1 +31.8 +120.68%
2013 26.3 +20.4 +340.87%
2012 6 +2.2 +60.39%
2011 3.7 +1.7 +84.62%
2010 2 −18.7 −90.25%
2009 20.7 −2 −8.76%
2008 22.7 −5.1 −18.34%
2007 27.8 −13.8 −33.18%
2006 41.6 −15.8 −27.56%
2005 57.4 −32.7 −36.28%
2004 90.1 −31 −25.59%
2003 121 −16.7 −12.12%
2002 137.7 −1.5 −1.1%
2001 139.2 +2 +1.46%
2000 137.2

Northern America, 2024

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

US United States 921.8 CA Canada 734.9

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.