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Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin

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•206 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
36,019.5Number
Median: 1,368.5Number
Countries Covered
206
with available data
Highest
Venezuela
1,181,156.0Number
Lowest
Palau
0.0Number
Top 5 Countries
1Venezuela1,181,156.0Number
2Sudan940,297.0Number
3Colombia303,273.0Number
4Cuba288,050.0Number
5Afghanistan270,007.0Number
By Region
North America94,806.5Number(4 countries)
South America90,589.0Number(7 countries)
Other39,994.7Number(126 countries)
Asia37,947.3Number(26 countries)
Africa37,328.2Number(9 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 (1,181,156.0Number)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 36,019.5Number)

North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (126)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)

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 ↕
1Venezuela1,181,156.0Number
2Sudan940,297.0Number
3Colombia303,273.0Number
4Cuba288,050.0Number
5Afghanistan270,007.0Number
6Nicaragua269,315.0Number
7Mexico236,812.0Number
8Haiti236,318.0Number
9Somalia236,269.0Number
10India181,121.0Number
11Honduras168,464.0Number
12Democratic Republic of the Congo168,421.0Number
13Syrian Arab Republic154,355.0Number
14Ethiopia148,616.0Number
15Guatemala138,420.0Number
16South Sudan123,984.0Number
17Ecuador122,060.0Number
18Eritrea118,444.0Number
19Türkiye117,576.0Number
20Peru113,900.0Number
21El Salvador108,289.0Number
22People's Republic of China99,716.0Number
23Iraq96,887.0Number
24Bangladesh92,441.0Number
25Russian Federation88,310.0Number
26Central African Republic82,600.0Number
27Burkina Faso69,817.0Number
28Myanmar67,824.0Number
29Brazil66,672.0Number
30Pakistan65,065.0Number
31Burundi64,899.0Number
32Guinea56,626.0Number
33Nigeria56,176.0Number
34Islamic Republic of Iran49,263.0Number
35Egypt46,292.0Number
36Senegal38,978.0Number
37Cameroon37,991.0Number
38Sri Lanka33,564.0Number
39Georgia28,902.0Number
40Mauritania28,438.0Number
41Ukraine26,583.0Number
42Yemen25,860.0Number
43Cote d'Ivoire24,238.0Number
44Mali23,629.0Number
45Chile23,057.0Number
46Ghana22,470.0Number
47Morocco22,120.0Number
48Niger21,661.0Number
49Dominican Republic20,783.0Number
50Rwanda20,214.0Number
51Vietnam19,253.0Number
52Uzbekistan17,404.0Number
53Chad17,111.0Number
54Angola16,983.0Number
55State of Palestine16,726.0Number
56Nepal14,564.0Number
57Armenia14,216.0Number
58Algeria12,949.0Number
59Uganda11,401.0Number
60Jordan10,735.0Number
61Tunisia10,338.0Number
62Republic of the Congo9,431.0Number
63Lebanon8,798.0Number
64Sierra Leone8,342.0Number
65Indonesia8,205.0Number
66Belarus8,117.0Number
67Kyrgyzstan8,072.0Number
68Romania7,877.0Number
69Kenya7,773.0Number
70Albania7,643.0Number
71Jamaica7,541.0Number
72Mozambique7,207.0Number
73Bolivia6,747.0Number
74Republic of The Gambia6,712.0Number
75Kazakhstan6,611.0Number
76Tajikistan6,418.0Number
77Zimbabwe6,373.0Number
78Azerbaijan6,242.0Number
79Philippines6,088.0Number
80Malaysia5,510.0Number
81Togo5,334.0Number
82Argentina4,621.0Number
83Libya3,802.0Number
84United States of America3,779.0Number
85Liberia3,725.0Number
86Serbia3,695.0Number
87Mongolia3,679.0Number
88Benin3,407.0Number
89Moldova, Republic of3,021.0Number
90Panama2,996.0Number
91United Republic of Tanzania2,777.0Number
92Thailand2,656.0Number
93South Africa2,575.0Number
94Paraguay2,398.0Number
95Kuwait2,148.0Number
96Fiji2,058.0Number
97Costa Rica1,820.0Number
98Malawi1,779.0Number
99Turkmenistan1,663.0Number
100Cambodia1,646.0Number
101Timor-Leste1,520.0Number
102Djibouti1,419.0Number
103Belize1,382.0Number
104Guinea-Bissau1,355.0Number
105The Republic of North Macedonia1,332.0Number
106Tonga1,324.0Number
107Papua New Guinea1,227.0Number
108Guyana1,092.0Number
109Vanuatu961.0Number
110Hungary899.0Number
111Israel897.0Number
112Botswana789.0Number
113Bahamas760.0Number
114Barbados722.0Number
115Spain713.0Number
116Bosnia and Herzegovina712.0Number
117Trinidad and Tobago704.0Number
118Solomon Islands701.0Number
119Dominica642.0Number
120South Korea629.0Number
121Germany626.0Number
122Italy575.0Number
123Zambia545.0Number
124Uruguay540.0Number
125Samoa496.0Number
126United Kingdom495.0Number
127Eswatini472.0Number
128Lao People's Democratic Republic466.0Number
129France455.0Number
130Mauritius439.0Number
131Hong Kong415.0Number
132Poland407.0Number
133Comoros401.0Number
134Gabon401.0Number
135Saudi Arabia385.0Number
136Portugal380.0Number
137Madagascar362.0Number
138Namibia358.0Number
139Equatorial Guinea351.0Number
140Ireland330.0Number
141Bulgaria290.0Number
142Saint Lucia242.0Number
143Canada215.0Number
144Singapore212.0Number
145Sweden195.0Number
146Netherlands179.0Number
147Brunei Darussalam170.0Number
148Montenegro165.0Number
149Czech Republic161.0Number
150Suriname152.0Number
151Bahrain130.0Number
152Saint Vincent and the Grenadines129.0Number
153Greece121.0Number
154Slovenia103.0Number
155Bermuda101.0Number
156Japan91.0Number
157Latvia91.0Number
158Slovakia91.0Number
159Cape Verde79.0Number
160Lithuania78.0Number
161Bhutan77.0Number
162Grenada76.0Number
163Belgium69.0Number
164Saint Kitts and Nevis63.0Number
165Andorra57.0Number
166Estonia52.0Number
167Kiribati52.0Number
168Denmark49.0Number
169North Korea45.0Number
170United Arab Emirates45.0Number
171Croatia43.0Number
172New Zealand43.0Number
173Oman42.0Number
174Antigua and Barbuda39.0Number
175Switzerland33.0Number
176Norway32.0Number
177Lesotho31.0Number
178Australia31.0Number
179Qatar28.0Number
180Nauru22.0Number
181Seychelles21.0Number
182Sao Tome and Principe20.0Number
183Maldives19.0Number
184Malta16.0Number
185Marshall Islands16.0Number
186Austria16.0Number
187Finland15.0Number
188Macao15.0Number
189Cyprus10.0Number
190Tuvalu10.0Number
191Virgin Islands, British7.0Number
192Turks and Caicos Islands6.0Number
193Cayman Islands5.0Number
194French Polynesia5.0Number
195Gibraltar5.0Number
196Iceland5.0Number
197Liechtenstein5.0Number
198Aruba5.0Number
199New Caledonia5.0Number
200Micronesia, Federated States of5.0Number
201Puerto Rico5.0Number
202San Marino5.0Number
203Luxembourg0.0Number
204Monaco0.0Number
205Curaçao0.0Number
206Palau0.0Number
Showing 206 of 206 countries

Topics

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Data Source

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

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