Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — World

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in the world in 2024 — 125.2 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 695.7%.

2024 125.2 per 100k +20.88% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 125.2 per 100k2024
Period minimum 11.2 per 100k2007

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — World, 2000–20240501001502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 15.7 per 100k2001: 15.5 per 100k2002: 17.8 per 100k2003: 16 per 100k2004: 14 per 100k2005: 12.5 per 100k2006: 11.4 per 100k2007: 11.2 per 100k2008: 12.3 per 100k2009: 14.6 per 100k2010: 12.2 per 100k2011: 12.8 per 100k2012: 13.3 per 100k2013: 16.2 per 100k2014: 24.7 per 100k2015: 43.5 per 100k2016: 36.5 per 100k2017: 40.7 per 100k2018: 45.6 per 100k2019: 53.5 per 100k2020: 53.4 per 100k2021: 71.3 per 100k2022: 83.2 per 100k2023: 103.6 per 100k2024: 125.2 per 100k
Change over the period: +109.5 (+695.71%) Average annual rate: 9.03 %

Comparison, 2024

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

World 125.2 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 125.2 +21.6 +20.88%
2023 103.6 +20.4 +24.55%
2022 83.2 +11.9 +16.7%
2021 71.3 +17.9 +33.42%
2020 53.4 −0.1 −0.17%
2019 53.5 +7.9 +17.25%
2018 45.6 +4.9 +12.02%
2017 40.7 +4.3 +11.73%
2016 36.5 −7.1 −16.26%
2015 43.5 +18.9 +76.61%
2014 24.7 +8.5 +52.33%
2013 16.2 +2.9 +21.88%
2012 13.3 +0.5 +3.78%
2011 12.8 +0.6 +5.25%
2010 12.2 −2.4 −16.48%
2009 14.6 +2.2 +18.19%
2008 12.3 +1.1 +9.9%
2007 11.2 −0.2 −1.34%
2006 11.4 −1.1 −8.83%
2005 12.5 −1.6 −11.27%
2004 14 −2 −12.24%
2003 16 −1.8 −9.9%
2002 17.8 +2.2 +14.43%
2001 15.5 −0.2 −1.4%
2000 15.7

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.