social2024
Asylum seekers per 100,000
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
144.3people per 100,000 inhabitants
Median: 19.3people per 100,000 inhabitants
Countries Covered
191
with available data
Highest
Costa Rica
4,247.4people per 100,000 inhabitants
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants
Top 5 Countries
1Costa Rica4,247.4people per 100,000 inhabitants
2Cyprus2,028.5people per 100,000 inhabitants
3Peru1,578.0people per 100,000 inhabitants
4Trinidad and Tobago1,379.9people per 100,000 inhabitants
5Libya1,038.8people per 100,000 inhabitants
By Region
North America469.7people per 100,000 inhabitants(4 countries)
South America385.0people per 100,000 inhabitants(7 countries)
Europe232.7people per 100,000 inhabitants(31 countries)
Oceania205.0people per 100,000 inhabitants(2 countries)
Africa144.9people per 100,000 inhabitants(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants)High (4,247.4people per 100,000 inhabitants)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 144.3people per 100,000 inhabitants)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (31)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Other (112)
Asia (26)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 4,247.4people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 2 | Cyprus | 2,028.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 3 | Peru | 1,578.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,379.9people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 5 | Libya | 1,038.8people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 6 | United States of America | 921.8people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 7 | Uruguay | 910.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 8 | Nauru | 752.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 9 | Djibouti | 740.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 10 | Canada | 734.9people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 636.7people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 12 | Ireland | 603.4people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 13 | Spain | 551.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 14 | Egypt | 548.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 15 | Suriname | 507.1people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 16 | Belize | 479.8people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 17 | Belgium | 452.7people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 18 | Germany | 412.6people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 19 | Kenya | 389.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 20 | Italy | 349.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 21 | Australia | 341.7people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 22 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 332.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 23 | Austria | 316.7people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 24 | Greece | 281.1people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 25 | Israel | 278.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 26 | Jordan | 274.8people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 27 | Iceland | 274.8people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 28 | Malta | 272.4people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 29 | Netherlands | 257.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 30 | Eswatini | 254.6people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 209.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 32 | Mexico | 203.8people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 33 | Niger | 192.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 34 | Switzerland | 190.7people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 180.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 36 | Panama | 180.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 37 | Türkiye | 176.1people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 38 | South Africa | 156.7people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 39 | Central African Republic | 155.1people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 40 | Malaysia | 148.8people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 41 | Mauritania | 137.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 42 | France | 133.1people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 43 | Republic of the Congo | 121.8people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 44 | Somalia | 117.1people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 45 | Lebanon | 116.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 46 | Norway | 106.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 47 | Montserrat | 103.7people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 48 | Rwanda | 99.6people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 49 | Malawi | 97.7people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 50 | Virgin Islands, British | 91.1people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 88.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 52 | Sudan | 88.4people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 53 | Liechtenstein | 85.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 54 | Angola | 79.9people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 79.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 56 | Pakistan | 79.1people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 57 | Tunisia | 78.4people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 58 | Finland | 78.1people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 59 | Uganda | 74.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 60 | South Korea | 69.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 61 | New Zealand | 68.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 62 | Chile | 67.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 63 | United Republic of Tanzania | 60.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 56.7people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 65 | Colombia | 55.4people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 66 | Cameroon | 55.1people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 67 | Mozambique | 54.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 68 | Sweden | 51.8people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 69 | Benin | 48.4people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 47.7people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 71 | Zambia | 45.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 72 | Denmark | 44.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 73 | Namibia | 43.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 74 | Slovenia | 39.9people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 75 | Ecuador | 38.7people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 76 | Chad | 38.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 77 | Iraq | 36.7people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 78 | Brazil | 34.9people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 79 | Yemen | 34.7people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 80 | Armenia | 32.8people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 81 | Croatia | 31.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | 30.7people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 83 | Morocco | 29.9people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 84 | Moldova, Republic of | 29.8people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 28.6people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 86 | Ghana | 28.6people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 87 | Poland | 28.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 88 | Japan | 25.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 89 | Portugal | 24.6people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.1people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 91 | Montenegro | 23.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 92 | Paraguay | 22.8people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 93 | South Sudan | 22.4people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 94 | Cayman Islands | 20.1people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 95 | Georgia | 20.1people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 96 | Syrian Arab Republic | 19.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 97 | Guatemala | 18.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 98 | Republic of The Gambia | 16.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 99 | Kuwait | 15.9people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 100 | Togo | 15.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 101 | Burundi | 14.9people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 102 | Latvia | 14.1people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 103 | Belarus | 13.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 104 | Nigeria | 13.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 105 | Estonia | 12.6people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 106 | Liberia | 12.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 107 | Saudi Arabia | 11.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 108 | Argentina | 10.4people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 109 | Lithuania | 10.4people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 110 | Algeria | 10.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 111 | Czech Republic | 9.9people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 8.6people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 113 | Lesotho | 8.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 114 | Oman | 8.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 115 | Dominica | 7.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 116 | Bahrain | 7.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 117 | Senegal | 6.6people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 6.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 119 | Guyana | 6.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 120 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 121 | Mauritius | 5.7people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 122 | Venezuela | 5.6people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 124 | Qatar | 5.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 125 | Bahamas | 5.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 126 | El Salvador | 4.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 127 | Madagascar | 3.7people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 128 | Thailand | 3.6people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 129 | Gabon | 3.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 130 | Barbados | 2.8people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 131 | Azerbaijan | 2.6people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 132 | Romania | 2.4people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 1.8people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 134 | Vanuatu | 1.6people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 135 | Kazakhstan | 1.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 136 | Comoros | 1.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 137 | Indonesia | 1.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 138 | Slovakia | 1.5people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 139 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.4people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 140 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.4people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 141 | Ukraine | 1.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 142 | Honduras | 1.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 143 | Mali | 1.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 144 | Philippines | 1.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 145 | Guinea | 1.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 1.2people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 147 | Fiji | 1.1people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 148 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 149 | Russian Federation | 0.9people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 150 | Nepal | 0.9people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 151 | India | 0.9people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 152 | Afghanistan | 0.9people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 153 | Macao | 0.8people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 154 | Mongolia | 0.4people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 155 | Cuba | 0.4people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 156 | Bolivia | 0.4people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 157 | Botswana | 0.3people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 158 | People's Republic of China | 0.1people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 159 | Cambodia | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 160 | Bangladesh | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 161 | Myanmar | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 162 | Cape Verde | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 164 | Eritrea | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 165 | Grenada | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 166 | Haiti | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 167 | Hong Kong | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 168 | Hungary | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 169 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 170 | Jamaica | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 171 | North Korea | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 172 | Monaco | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 173 | Curaçao | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 174 | Aruba | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 175 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 176 | Palau | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 177 | Timor-Leste | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 178 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 179 | Anguilla | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 181 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 182 | Sierra Leone | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 183 | Singapore | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 184 | Vietnam | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 185 | Turkmenistan | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 186 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 187 | Uzbekistan | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 188 | Samoa | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 189 | Albania | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 190 | Solomon Islands | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
| 191 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0people per 100,000 inhabitants |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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