Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Eastern Asia

Refugees by country of asylum in Eastern Asia in 2020 — 308,225 people. Since 1979, the indicator has fallen by 0.8%.

2020 308,225 people +0.02% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 326,674 people2018
Period minimum 282,320 people1981

Trend over time

1979–2020 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Eastern Asia, 1979–2020280,000300,000320,000340,0001979198419891994199920042009201420191979: 310,620 people1981: 282,320 people1982: 290,150 people1987: 296,291 people1988: 306,329 people1989: 303,453 people1990: 302,691 people1991: 300,150 people1992: 297,561 people1995: 295,234 people2005: 304,965 people2006: 304,893 people2007: 303,069 people2008: 303,245 people2009: 303,664 people2010: 304,080 people2011: 304,196 people2012: 304,214 people2013: 304,300 people2014: 304,943 people2015: 305,098 people2016: 321,665 people2017: 326,231 people2018: 326,674 people2019: 308,166 people2020: 308,225 people
Change over the period: −2,395 (−0.77%) Average annual rate: -0.02 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Eastern Asia 308,225 people
World computed 20.64M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 308,225 +59 +0.02%
2019 308,166 −18,508 −5.67%
2018 326,674 +443 +0.14%
2017 326,231 +4,566 +1.42%
2016 321,665 +16,567 +5.43%
2015 305,098 +155 +0.05%
2014 304,943 +643 +0.21%
2013 304,300 +86 +0.03%
2012 304,214 +18 +0.01%
2011 304,196 +116 +0.04%
2010 304,080 +416 +0.14%
2009 303,664 +419 +0.14%
2008 303,245 +176 +0.06%
2007 303,069 −1,824 −0.6%
2006 304,893 −72 −0.02%
2005 304,965
1995 295,234
1992 297,561 −2,589 −0.86%
1991 300,150 −2,541 −0.84%
1990 302,691 −762 −0.25%
1989 303,453 −2,876 −0.94%
1988 306,329 +10,038 +3.39%
1987 296,291
1982 290,150 +7,830 +2.77%
1981 282,320
1979 310,620

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.