Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum by country
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection, but have not yet been granted asylum in the country. This data is given per 100,000 people living in the country of asylum and shows the how many asylum seekers live in a country proportionate to its total population.
Countries reporting
180
Highest
4,247 people per 100,000 inhabitants
Costa Rica
Lowest
0 people per 100,000 inhabitants
Vietnam
Median
21.28 people per 100,000 inhabitants
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,083
What the numbers show
Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 4,247 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Costa Rica; the lowest is 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Vietnam.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.28 people per 100,000 inhabitants, and the mean is 147.91 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 126,966.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 4,247 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 11,463.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Cyprus | 2,029 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 900.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Peru | 1,578 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 126,966.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,380 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 24,413.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Libya | 1,039 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 651.4% | volatile |
| 6 | United States | 921.81 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,485.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Uruguay | 910.27 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 59,805.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Nauru | 752 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Canada | 734.87 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,468.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 636.66 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Ireland | 603.44 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 514.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 550.95 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 3,328.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Egypt | 548.27 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,988.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Suriname | 507.06 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 6,831.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Belize | 479.77 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,368.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium | 452.67 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 410.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 412.65 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Kenya | 389.22 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 427.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Italy | 349.29 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 363.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Australia | 341.7 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 275.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 332.01 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 2,336.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Austria | 316.67 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 24 | Greece | 281.1 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Israel | 278.54 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 295.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Jordan | 274.8 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Iceland | 274.78 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 328.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Malta | 272.42 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 572.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Netherlands | 256.96 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 532.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Eswatini | 254.58 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 987.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 209.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 7,673.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Mexico | 203.81 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 8,430.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Niger | 192.21 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 35,759.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Switzerland | 190.65 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 180.48 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 222.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Panama | 180.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 403.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Turkey | 176.15 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 38 | South Africa | 156.72 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Central African Republic | 155.14 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,657.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Malaysia | 148.85 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Mauritania | 137.04 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,164.7% | volatile |
| 42 | France | 133.07 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 43 | Congo | 121.81 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Somalia | 117.1 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 68.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Lebanon | 116.22 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Norway | 106.03 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Rwanda | 99.55 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 5,089.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Malawi | 97.66 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 88.51 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Sudan | 88.39 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 236.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Liechtenstein | 85.22 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Angola | 79.89 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 79.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,655.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Pakistan | 79.14 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 2,969.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Tunisia | 78.36 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 3,861.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Finland | 78.08 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Uganda | 74.19 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 58 | South Korea | 69.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 909.4% | volatile |
| 59 | New Zealand | 68.26 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,186.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Chile | 67.52 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 2,012.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Tanzania | 60.19 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 3,332.0% | volatile |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 56.74 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 2,104.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Colombia | 55.41 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 16,654.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Cameroon | 55.05 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 65 | Mozambique | 54.52 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 66 | Sweden | 51.76 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Benin | 48.35 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 7,743.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Ethiopia | 47.75 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,071.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Zambia | 45.24 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 230.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Denmark | 43.97 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Namibia | 43.46 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 72 | Slovenia | 39.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,245.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Ecuador | 38.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Chad | 38.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 203.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Iraq | 36.67 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Brazil | 34.91 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 523.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Yemen | 34.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Armenia | 32.79 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,581.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Croatia | 31.48 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,426.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 30.74 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 558.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Morocco | 29.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 459.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Moldova | 29.79 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 665.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 28.65 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,862.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Ghana | 28.63 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 204.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Poland | 28.52 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 308.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Japan | 25.29 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Portugal | 24.58 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 682.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.14 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 578.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Montenegro | 23.49 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Paraguay | 22.77 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 15,258.9% | volatile |
| 91 | South Sudan | 22.41 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,867.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Cayman Islands | 20.14 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Georgia | 20.06 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Syria | 19.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Guatemala | 18.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 2,859.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Gambia | 16.2 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Kuwait | 15.87 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Togo | 15.01 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Burundi | 14.87 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Latvia | 14.05 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Belarus | 13.51 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 404.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Nigeria | 13.21 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 2,796.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Estonia | 12.64 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Liberia | 12.24 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,592.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 11.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 3,269.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Argentina | 10.43 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 430.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Lithuania | 10.42 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 119.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Algeria | 10.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Czechia | 9.92 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 8.63 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Lesotho | 8.17 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Oman | 7.95 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Bahrain | 7.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Senegal | 6.64 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 6.34 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 475.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Guyana | 6.26 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 2,957.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Mauritius | 5.66 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,363.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Venezuela | 5.56 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 309.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Qatar | 4.99 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Bahamas | 4.98 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 123 | El Salvador | 4.29 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Madagascar | 3.67 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 18,075.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Thailand | 3.63 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Gabon | 3.23 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Barbados | 2.83 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 2.58 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Romania | 2.43 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Nicaragua | 1.82 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2023 | up 624.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 1.56 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 1.55 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Comoros | 1.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Indonesia | 1.47 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Slovakia | 1.45 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 136 | North Macedonia | 1.43 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.36 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Ukraine | 1.29 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Honduras | 1.28 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 731.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Mali | 1.2 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Philippines | 1.19 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 1,258.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Guinea | 1.17 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Sri Lanka | 1.16 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Fiji | 1.08 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.9526 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Russia | 0.9412 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Nepal | 0.9308 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 148 | India | 0.9127 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 136.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Afghanistan | 0.8676 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 382.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Macao | 0.7733 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2017 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 151 | Mongolia | 0.4316 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 151.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Cuba | 0.3734 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 602.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Bolivia | 0.3706 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Botswana | 0.2777 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 155 | China | 0.0521 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2020 | up 486.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Cambodia | 0.0283 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Bangladesh | 0.0202 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Aruba | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Albania | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Brunei | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | flat |
| 158 | Cape Verde | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | flat |
| 158 | Curacao | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Eritrea | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Grenada | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Hong Kong | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Haiti | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Hungary | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Iran | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Jamaica | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Saint Lucia | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Monaco | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | flat |
| 158 | Myanmar | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | flat |
| 158 | Singapore | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Turkmenistan | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 158 | East Timor | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Uzbekistan | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Vietnam | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | flat |
About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection, but have not yet been granted asylum in the country. This data is given per 100,000 people living in the country of asylum and shows the how many asylum seekers live in a country proportionate to its total population.