Based on a comparison of 43 countries in 2019, Cyprus ranked the highest in asylum applicants as a percentage of total population with 1.15% followed by Malta and Greece. On the other end of the scale was Chile with 0.004%, Slovakia with 0.004% and Hungary with 0.005%.
Data for more countries are available at Asylum Applicants (As % of Population) indicator page.
| Asylum Applicants (As % of Population) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Austria | % | 0.207% | 0.331% | 1.04% | 0.497% | 0.290% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 0.190% | 0.205% | 0.403% | 0.165% | 0.165% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.029% | 0.038% | 0.045% | 0.066% | 0.135% | ||||||
| Cyprus | % | 0.111% | 0.152% | 0.196% | 0.253% | 0.393% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 0.101% | 0.097% | 0.115% | 0.126% | 0.148% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 0.157% | 0.250% | 0.585% | 0.905% | 0.269% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 0.076% | 0.088% | 0.124% | 0.481% | 0.553% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.038% | 0.051% | 0.111% | 0.334% | 0.320% | |||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 0.203% | 0.216% | 0.465% | 0.397% | 0.442% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | 0.527% | 0.316% | 0.431% | 0.451% | 0.430% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 0.078% | 0.145% | 0.265% | 0.123% | 0.106% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 0.013% | 0.019% | 0.013% | 0.064% | 0.072% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 0.010% | 0.012% | 0.032% | 0.034% | 0.079% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 0.565% | 0.837% | 1.66% | 0.290% | 0.262% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 0.262% | 0.286% | 0.473% | 0.322% | 0.212% |
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