Asylum seekers refugees country of asylum by country
Countries reporting
176
Highest
3,458
Costa Rica
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
24.44
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
4,261
What the numbers show
Asylum seekers refugees country of asylum is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 3,458 in Costa Rica; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.44, and the mean is 149.97.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 140,026.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Asylum seekers refugees country of asylum: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 3,458 | 2025 | up 5,012.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Cyprus | 1,690 | 2025 | up 832.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Peru | 1,610 | 2025 | up 140,026.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,546 | 2025 | up 25,303.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Libya | 1,421 | 2025 | up 237.9% | volatile |
| 6 | United States | 1,071 | 2025 | up 1,120.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Djibouti | 856.44 | 2025 | up 231.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Uruguay | 806.22 | 2025 | up 39,253.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 783.71 | 2025 | up 1,335.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Nauru | 763.36 | 2025 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 741.99 | 2025 | up 1,837.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Ireland | 635.41 | 2025 | up 499.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 519.35 | 2025 | up 2,099.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Belgium | 499.42 | 2025 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Suriname | 498.7 | 2025 | up 6,716.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 448.23 | 2025 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Belize | 434.12 | 2025 | up 116.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Italy | 395.87 | 2025 | up 298.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Kenya | 380.04 | 2025 | up 347.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Germany | 353.85 | 2025 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Greece | 321.25 | 2025 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 320.85 | 2025 | up 1,102.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Israel | 311.88 | 2025 | up 115.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia | 307.43 | 2025 | up 254.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Eswatini | 279.5 | 2025 | up 1,114.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Netherlands | 270.68 | 2025 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Malta | 254.86 | 2025 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Austria | 241.55 | 2025 | down 73.9% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 208.12 | 2025 | up 196.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Switzerland | 190.01 | 2025 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 31 | Niger | 179.11 | 2025 | up 34,573.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Malaysia | 175.14 | 2025 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Iceland | 165.72 | 2025 | up 244.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 153.34 | 2025 | up 2,038.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Mauritania | 138.81 | 2025 | up 1,019.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Mexico | 131.52 | 2025 | up 11,747.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Somalia | 130.77 | 2025 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Lebanon | 130.22 | 2025 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 39 | France | 127.87 | 2025 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 40 | South Africa | 127.2 | 2025 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Congo | 125.05 | 2025 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Turkey | 116.89 | 2025 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Malawi | 113.66 | 2025 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Norway | 111.68 | 2025 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Rwanda | 104.68 | 2025 | up 2,901.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Sudan | 97.07 | 2025 | up 208.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Liechtenstein | 92.15 | 2025 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Panama | 90.33 | 2025 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 88.73 | 2025 | up 7,251.7% | volatile |
| 50 | New Zealand | 87.28 | 2025 | up 2,797.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 83.4 | 2025 | up 3,974.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Portugal | 82.55 | 2025 | up 1,399.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Benin | 80.64 | 2025 | up 5,105.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Angola | 77.51 | 2025 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 55 | South Korea | 75.69 | 2025 | up 611.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Jordan | 70.03 | 2025 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Uganda | 68.6 | 2025 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Cameroon | 62.09 | 2025 | up 163.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Tanzania | 61.32 | 2025 | up 1,383.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Zambia | 58.89 | 2025 | up 301.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Brazil | 56.22 | 2025 | up 445.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 56.02 | 2025 | up 3,038.4% | volatile |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 55.15 | 2025 | up 1,033.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Mozambique | 53.24 | 2025 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 65 | Togo | 49.84 | 2025 | up 373.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Iraq | 49.69 | 2025 | up 151.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Chile | 48.14 | 2025 | up 723.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Ecuador | 46.86 | 2025 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Pakistan | 46.82 | 2025 | up 1,480.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Denmark | 45.61 | 2025 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Tunisia | 44.73 | 2025 | up 6,274.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Chad | 44.62 | 2025 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Sweden | 43.74 | 2025 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Namibia | 42.87 | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 75 | Morocco | 39.12 | 2025 | up 782.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Poland | 36.31 | 2025 | up 323.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Yemen | 35.05 | 2025 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Slovenia | 34.1 | 2025 | up 663.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Armenia | 33.8 | 2025 | up 1,836.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Finland | 33.41 | 2025 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Colombia | 32.61 | 2025 | up 14,486.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Tajikistan | 30.02 | 2025 | up 807.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 29 | 2025 | up 465.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Montenegro | 27.66 | 2025 | up 865.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.16 | 2025 | up 918.6% | volatile |
| 86 | South Sudan | 26.63 | 2025 | up 254.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Latvia | 26.27 | 2025 | up 185.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Cote d'Ivoire | 25 | 2025 | up 880.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Estonia | 23.88 | 2025 | up 330.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Paraguay | 23.66 | 2025 | up 5,296.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Guatemala | 21.88 | 2025 | up 2,740.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Moldova | 19.83 | 2025 | up 593.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Cayman Islands | 19.77 | 2025 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 19.61 | 2025 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Japan | 18.4 | 2025 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Mauritius | 18.37 | 2025 | up 4,646.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Gambia | 18.04 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Belarus | 16.34 | 2025 | up 467.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Syria | 16.17 | 2025 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Liberia | 12.65 | 2025 | up 5,258.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Kuwait | 12.16 | 2025 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 11.3 | 2025 | up 10,166.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Croatia | 11.28 | 2025 | up 1,472.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Burundi | 10.19 | 2025 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Czechia | 9.36 | 2025 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 8.93 | 2025 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Argentina | 8.6 | 2025 | up 251.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Lesotho | 8.55 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Burkina Faso | 8.13 | 2025 | up 982.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Senegal | 8.12 | 2025 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 111 | Algeria | 7.78 | 2025 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Nigeria | 7.66 | 2025 | up 3,693.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Georgia | 7.57 | 2025 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Oman | 7.53 | 2025 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Bahrain | 7.42 | 2025 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Venezuela | 5.53 | 2025 | up 679.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Lithuania | 5.51 | 2025 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.33 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.22 | 2025 | up 818.8% | volatile |
| 120 | El Salvador | 5.15 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Qatar | 4.91 | 2025 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Thailand | 4.02 | 2025 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Honduras | 4.01 | 2025 | up 3,601.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Madagascar | 3.91 | 2025 | up 9,832.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Guyana | 3.47 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Fiji | 3.32 | 2025 | up 408.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Gabon | 3.32 | 2025 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Barbados | 2.83 | 2025 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 129 | North Macedonia | 2.1 | 2025 | up 176.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Vanuatu | 2.09 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Azerbaijan | 1.91 | 2025 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Nicaragua | 1.82 | 2023 | up 624.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Romania | 1.67 | 2025 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Indonesia | 1.64 | 2025 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Comoros | 1.59 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Ghana | 1.35 | 2025 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.33 | 2025 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Mali | 1.28 | 2025 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Sri Lanka | 1.17 | 2025 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Guinea | 1.14 | 2025 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Ukraine | 1.14 | 2025 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 142 | India | 1.03 | 2025 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Nepal | 1.02 | 2025 | up 1,476.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Afghanistan | 0.8713 | 2025 | up 277.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Botswana | 0.8196 | 2025 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Philippines | 0.8066 | 2025 | up 359.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Kazakhstan | 0.782 | 2025 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Macao | 0.7733 | 2017 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 149 | Russia | 0.6778 | 2025 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Hungary | 0.436 | 2025 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Mongolia | 0.4265 | 2025 | up 153.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Albania | 0.3969 | 2025 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Cuba | 0.3657 | 2025 | up 79.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Slovakia | 0.2922 | 2025 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Bangladesh | 0.0381 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 156 | China | 0.034 | 2025 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Cambodia | 0.028 | 2025 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Aruba | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Bahamas | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Bolivia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Curacao | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Eritrea | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Grenada | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Haiti | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Iran | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Jamaica | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Singapore | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 158 | East Timor | 0 | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |