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Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•187 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
48,118.9Number
Median: 1,466.0Number
Countries Covered
187
with available data
Highest
United States of America
3,718,945.0Number
Lowest
Solomon Islands
0.0Number
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America3,718,945.0Number
2Egypt878,268.0Number
3Peru556,770.0Number
4Canada314,469.0Number
5Germany297,503.0Number
By Region
North America1,052,758.5Number(4 countries)
Africa151,101.1Number(9 countries)
South America106,171.9Number(7 countries)
Oceania43,754.5Number(2 countries)
Europe40,427.7Number(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0Number)High (3,718,945.0Number)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 48,118.9Number)

North America (4)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Asia (25)
Other (108)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1United States of America3,718,945.0Number
2Egypt878,268.0Number
3Peru556,770.0Number
4Canada314,469.0Number
5Germany297,503.0Number
6Spain248,715.0Number
7Italy234,144.0Number
8Kenya218,646.0Number
9Costa Rica178,212.0Number
10Mexico173,532.0Number
11United Kingdom144,747.0Number
12Brazil119,651.0Number
13Pakistan119,502.0Number
14Ethiopia112,987.0Number
15Libya105,954.0Number
16Türkiye102,497.0Number
17Democratic Republic of the Congo100,112.0Number
18France85,227.0Number
19Australia82,925.0Number
20South Africa82,358.0Number
21Malaysia63,011.0Number
22Belgium58,725.0Number
23Sudan50,147.0Number
24Niger50,004.0Number
25Netherlands49,662.0Number
26United Republic of Tanzania43,262.0Number
27South Korea39,106.0Number
28Uganda35,249.0Number
29Ireland33,728.0Number
30Greece31,928.0Number
31Angola30,261.0Number
32Israel29,682.0Number
33Uruguay27,288.0Number
34Somalia25,702.0Number
35Malawi25,251.0Number
36Trinidad and Tobago23,369.0Number
37Iraq23,366.0Number
38Cyprus23,162.0Number
39Japan22,647.0Number
40Austria22,014.0Number
41Mozambique18,972.0Number
42Cameroon18,553.0Number
43Nigeria18,192.0Number
44Colombia17,421.0Number
45Switzerland17,039.0Number
46Rwanda15,251.0Number
47India15,075.0Number
48Morocco15,033.0Number
49Yemen14,642.0Number
50Poland13,848.0Number
51Zambia12,906.0Number
52Benin11,947.0Number
53Djibouti10,141.0Number
54Chile9,561.0Number
55Zimbabwe9,495.0Number
56Chad9,371.0Number
57Portugal8,595.0Number
58Ecuador8,571.0Number
59Central African Republic8,454.0Number
60Cote d'Ivoire8,177.0Number
61Republic of the Congo8,109.0Number
62Jordan8,068.0Number
63Lebanon7,617.0Number
64Mauritania7,378.0Number
65Norway6,280.0Number
66United Arab Emirates6,257.0Number
67Tunisia5,523.0Number
68Indonesia4,697.0Number
69Sweden4,661.0Number
70New Zealand4,584.0Number
71Togo4,282.0Number
72Syrian Arab Republic4,144.0Number
73Panama4,129.0Number
74Guatemala4,088.0Number
75Argentina3,941.0Number
76Saudi Arabia3,907.0Number
77Algeria3,690.0Number
78Eswatini3,511.0Number
79South Sudan3,246.0Number
80Tajikistan3,238.0Number
81Suriname3,191.0Number
82Papua New Guinea3,121.0Number
83Luxembourg3,050.0Number
84Thailand2,880.0Number
85Denmark2,738.0Number
86Kyrgyzstan1,981.0Number
87Burkina Faso1,957.0Number
88Finland1,879.0Number
89Belize1,836.0Number
90Paraguay1,659.0Number
91Venezuela1,577.0Number
92Senegal1,538.0Number
93Belarus1,470.0Number
94Burundi1,466.0Number
95Malta1,390.0Number
96Namibia1,326.0Number
97Bulgaria1,317.0Number
98Madagascar1,279.0Number
99Dominican Republic1,029.0Number
100Armenia998.0Number
101Czech Republic993.0Number
102Russian Federation976.0Number
103Philippines942.0Number
104Liberia725.0Number
105Slovenia722.0Number
106Iceland660.0Number
107Kuwait611.0Number
108Moldova, Republic of594.0Number
109Republic of The Gambia509.0Number
110Latvia487.0Number
111People's Republic of China482.0Number
112Ghana475.0Number
113Ukraine443.0Number
114Honduras441.0Number
115Croatia434.0Number
116Oman414.0Number
117Afghanistan382.0Number
118El Salvador328.0Number
119Mali322.0Number
120Estonia321.0Number
121Romania316.0Number
122Nepal302.0Number
123Georgia288.0Number
124Sri Lanka271.0Number
125Mauritius233.0Number
126Lesotho202.0Number
127Azerbaijan199.0Number
128Montenegro175.0Number
129Guinea172.0Number
130Bosnia and Herzegovina164.0Number
131Kazakhstan163.0Number
132Lithuania156.0Number
133Qatar153.0Number
134Sint Maarten (Dutch part)141.0Number
135Serbia134.0Number
136Nicaragua124.0Number
137Bahrain122.0Number
138Nauru92.0Number
139Gabon86.0Number
140Bangladesh67.0Number
141Hungary42.0Number
142Cuba40.0Number
143The Republic of North Macedonia38.0Number
144Liechtenstein37.0Number
145Fiji31.0Number
146Guinea-Bissau30.0Number
147Guyana29.0Number
148Virgin Islands, British26.0Number
149Botswana21.0Number
150Slovakia16.0Number
151Cayman Islands15.0Number
152Mongolia15.0Number
153Comoros14.0Number
154Albania11.0Number
155Barbados8.0Number
156Vanuatu7.0Number
157Cambodia5.0Number
158Dominica5.0Number
159Macao5.0Number
160Antigua and Barbuda5.0Number
161Myanmar0.0Number
162Cape Verde0.0Number
163Equatorial Guinea0.0Number
164Eritrea0.0Number
165Grenada0.0Number
166Haiti0.0Number
167Hong Kong0.0Number
168Islamic Republic of Iran0.0Number
169Jamaica0.0Number
170Monaco0.0Number
171Curaçao0.0Number
172Aruba0.0Number
173Micronesia, Federated States of0.0Number
174Palau0.0Number
175Timor-Leste0.0Number
176Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0Number
177Saint Lucia0.0Number
178Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0Number
179Sierra Leone0.0Number
180Singapore0.0Number
181Turkmenistan0.0Number
182Turks and Caicos Islands0.0Number
183Uzbekistan0.0Number
184Samoa0.0Number
185Bahamas0.0Number
186Bolivia0.0Number
187Solomon Islands0.0Number
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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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