Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — China

Refugees by country of origin in China in 2024 — 153,564 people. Ranked 181 in the world out of 200. Since 1964, the indicator has fallen by 87.2%.

2024 153,564 people −4.36% vs 2023
World rank 181of 200
Period maximum 1.33M people1965
Period minimum 24 people1980

Trend over time

1964–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — China, 1964–20240500,0001M1.5M196419701976198219881994200020062012201820241964: 1,200,000 people1965: 1,330,000 people1966: 1,326,810 people1967: 74,000 people1968: 70,000 people1969: 65,000 people1970: 66,000 people1971: 70,000 people1972: 75,000 people1980: 24 people1981: 24 people1982: 104 people1983: 24 people1984: 24 people1985: 124 people1986: 154 people1987: 24 people1988: 265 people1989: 413 people1990: 1,426 people1991: 2,011 people1992: 82,576 people1993: 111,507 people1994: 113,908 people1995: 104,691 people1996: 105,806 people1997: 106,731 people1998: 109,396 people1999: 111,950 people2000: 110,967 people2001: 117,403 people2002: 132,099 people2003: 132,390 people2004: 134,708 people2005: 124,086 people2006: 140,584 people2007: 149,087 people2008: 175,169 people2009: 180,546 people2010: 184,601 people2011: 190,369 people2012: 193,449 people2013: 195,121 people2014: 210,793 people2015: 212,911 people2016: 207,768 people2017: 207,716 people2018: 212,039 people2019: 212,863 people2020: 175,361 people2021: 170,222 people2022: 161,366 people2023: 160,565 people2024: 153,564 people
Change over the period: −1.05M (−87.2%) Average annual rate: -3.37 %

Comparison, 2024

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

China 153,564 people
World computed 30.69M people
East Asia & Pacific computed 1.53M people
Eastern Asia computed 156,800 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.11M people
Refugees by country of origin — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 153,564 −7,001 −4.36%
2023 160,565 −801 −0.5%
2022 161,366 −8,856 −5.2%
2021 170,222 −5,139 −2.93%
2020 175,361 −37,502 −17.62%
2019 212,863 +824 +0.39%
2018 212,039 +4,323 +2.08%
2017 207,716 −52 −0.03%
2016 207,768 −5,143 −2.42%
2015 212,911 +2,118 +1%
2014 210,793 +15,672 +8.03%
2013 195,121 +1,672 +0.86%
2012 193,449 +3,080 +1.62%
2011 190,369 +5,768 +3.12%
2010 184,601 +4,055 +2.25%
2009 180,546 +5,377 +3.07%
2008 175,169 +26,082 +17.49%
2007 149,087 +8,503 +6.05%
2006 140,584 +16,498 +13.3%
2005 124,086 −10,622 −7.89%
2004 134,708 +2,318 +1.75%
2003 132,390 +291 +0.22%
2002 132,099 +14,696 +12.52%
2001 117,403 +6,436 +5.8%
2000 110,967 −983 −0.88%
1999 111,950 +2,554 +2.33%
1998 109,396 +2,665 +2.5%
1997 106,731 +925 +0.87%
1996 105,806 +1,115 +1.07%
1995 104,691 −9,217 −8.09%
1994 113,908 +2,401 +2.15%
1993 111,507 +28,931 +35.04%
1992 82,576 +80,565 +4,006.22%
1991 2,011 +585 +41.02%
1990 1,426 +1,013 +245.28%
1989 413 +148 +55.85%
1988 265 +241 +1,004.17%
1987 24 −130 −84.42%
1986 154 +30 +24.19%
1985 124 +100 +416.67%
1984 24 +0 +0%
1983 24 −80 −76.92%
1982 104 +80 +333.33%
1981 24 +0 +0%
1980 24
1972 75,000 +5,000 +7.14%
1971 70,000 +4,000 +6.06%
1970 66,000 +1,000 +1.54%
1969 65,000 −5,000 −7.14%
1968 70,000 −4,000 −5.41%
1967 74,000 −1.25M −94.42%
1966 1.33M −3,190 −0.24%
1965 1.33M +130,000 +10.83%
1964 1.2M

Eastern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.