Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — China

Refugees by country of asylum in China in 2020 — 303,405 people. Ranked 18 in the world out of 175. Since 1966, the indicator has risen by 31,178.9%.

2020 303,405 people +0.01% vs 2019
World rank 18of 175
Period maximum 321,758 people2018
Period minimum 970 people1966

Trend over time

1966–2020 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — China, 1966–20200100,000200,000300,000400,00019661972197819841990199620022008201420201966: 970 people1979: 250,000 people1980: 263,000 people1981: 265,000 people1982: 272,100 people1983: 276,630 people1984: 279,750 people1985: 279,670 people1986: 281,790 people1987: 280,600 people1988: 284,300 people1989: 284,300 people1990: 287,276 people1991: 289,061 people1992: 288,123 people1993: 287,424 people1994: 287,065 people1995: 288,310 people1996: 290,099 people1997: 291,506 people1998: 292,345 people1999: 293,297 people2000: 294,109 people2001: 295,321 people2002: 297,273 people2003: 299,347 people2004: 299,367 people2005: 301,039 people2006: 301,024 people2007: 301,075 people2008: 300,966 people2009: 300,985 people2010: 300,984 people2011: 301,016 people2012: 301,037 people2013: 301,045 people2014: 301,052 people2015: 301,044 people2016: 317,254 people2017: 321,714 people2018: 321,758 people2019: 303,379 people2020: 303,405 people
Change over the period: +302,435 (+31,178.87%) Average annual rate: 11.23 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China

China 303,405 people
World computed 20.64M people
Eastern Asia computed 308,225 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.02M people
Refugees by country of asylum — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 303,405 +26 +0.01%
2019 303,379 −18,379 −5.71%
2018 321,758 +44 +0.01%
2017 321,714 +4,460 +1.41%
2016 317,254 +16,210 +5.38%
2015 301,044 −8 −0%
2014 301,052 +7 +0%
2013 301,045 +8 +0%
2012 301,037 +21 +0.01%
2011 301,016 +32 +0.01%
2010 300,984 −1 −0%
2009 300,985 +19 +0.01%
2008 300,966 −109 −0.04%
2007 301,075 +51 +0.02%
2006 301,024 −15 −0%
2005 301,039 +1,672 +0.56%
2004 299,367 +20 +0.01%
2003 299,347 +2,074 +0.7%
2002 297,273 +1,952 +0.66%
2001 295,321 +1,212 +0.41%
2000 294,109 +812 +0.28%
1999 293,297 +952 +0.33%
1998 292,345 +839 +0.29%
1997 291,506 +1,407 +0.49%
1996 290,099 +1,789 +0.62%
1995 288,310 +1,245 +0.43%
1994 287,065 −359 −0.12%
1993 287,424 −699 −0.24%
1992 288,123 −938 −0.32%
1991 289,061 +1,785 +0.62%
1990 287,276 +2,976 +1.05%
1989 284,300 +0 +0%
1988 284,300 +3,700 +1.32%
1987 280,600 −1,190 −0.42%
1986 281,790 +2,120 +0.76%
1985 279,670 −80 −0.03%
1984 279,750 +3,120 +1.13%
1983 276,630 +4,530 +1.66%
1982 272,100 +7,100 +2.68%
1981 265,000 +2,000 +0.76%
1980 263,000 +13,000 +5.2%
1979 250,000
1966 970

Eastern Asia, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.