Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Hong Kong

Refugees by country of asylum in Hong Kong in 2024 — 260 people. Ranked 136 in the world out of 178. Since 1951, the indicator has fallen by 99.1%.

2024 260 people −13.62% vs 2023
World rank 136of 178
Period maximum 1.25M people1965
Period minimum 50 people1972

Trend over time

1951–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Hong Kong, 1951–20240500,0001M1.5M19511959196719751983199119992007201520231951: 30,000 people1954: 22,000 people1964: 1,120,000 people1965: 1,251,200 people1966: 1,250,040 people1970: 1,000 people1971: 1,000 people1972: 50 people1978: 63,410 people1979: 55,700 people1980: 24,070 people1981: 13,540 people1982: 12,620 people1983: 12,770 people1984: 11,960 people1985: 9,400 people1986: 8,000 people1987: 9,530 people1988: 15,359 people1989: 12,022 people1990: 8,161 people1991: 4,414 people1992: 2,605 people1993: 1,846 people1994: 1,698 people1995: 1,479 people1996: 1,350 people1997: 1,224 people1998: 1,037 people1999: 973 people2000: 980 people2001: 1,392 people2002: 1,490 people2003: 1,899 people2004: 1,865 people2005: 1,925 people2006: 1,932 people2007: 89 people2008: 90 people2009: 78 people2010: 149 people2011: 146 people2012: 105 people2013: 113 people2014: 160 people2015: 109 people2016: 91 people2017: 85 people2018: 128 people2019: 128 people2020: 245 people2021: 271 people2022: 285 people2023: 301 people2024: 260 people
Change over the period: −29,740 (−99.13%) Average annual rate: -6.3 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Hong Kong 260 people
World computed 30.92M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 260 −41 −13.62%
2023 301 +16 +5.61%
2022 285 +14 +5.17%
2021 271 +26 +10.61%
2020 245 +117 +91.41%
2019 128 +0 +0%
2018 128 +43 +50.59%
2017 85 −6 −6.59%
2016 91 −18 −16.51%
2015 109 −51 −31.88%
2014 160 +47 +41.59%
2013 113 +8 +7.62%
2012 105 −41 −28.08%
2011 146 −3 −2.01%
2010 149 +71 +91.03%
2009 78 −12 −13.33%
2008 90 +1 +1.12%
2007 89 −1,843 −95.39%
2006 1,932 +7 +0.36%
2005 1,925 +60 +3.22%
2004 1,865 −34 −1.79%
2003 1,899 +409 +27.45%
2002 1,490 +98 +7.04%
2001 1,392 +412 +42.04%
2000 980 +7 +0.72%
1999 973 −64 −6.17%
1998 1,037 −187 −15.28%
1997 1,224 −126 −9.33%
1996 1,350 −129 −8.72%
1995 1,479 −219 −12.9%
1994 1,698 −148 −8.02%
1993 1,846 −759 −29.14%
1992 2,605 −1,809 −40.98%
1991 4,414 −3,747 −45.91%
1990 8,161 −3,861 −32.12%
1989 12,022 −3,337 −21.73%
1988 15,359 +5,829 +61.16%
1987 9,530 +1,530 +19.13%
1986 8,000 −1,400 −14.89%
1985 9,400 −2,560 −21.4%
1984 11,960 −810 −6.34%
1983 12,770 +150 +1.19%
1982 12,620 −920 −6.79%
1981 13,540 −10,530 −43.75%
1980 24,070 −31,630 −56.79%
1979 55,700 −7,710 −12.16%
1978 63,410
1972 50 −950 −95%
1971 1,000 +0 +0%
1970 1,000
1966 1.25M −1,160 −0.09%
1965 1.25M +131,200 +11.71%
1964 1.12M
1954 22,000
1951 30,000

Eastern Asia, 2024

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.