China Refugee Statistics 1966-2024

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • China refugee statistics for 2023 was 296.00, a 7.5% decline from 2022.
  • China refugee statistics for 2022 was 320.00, a 99.89% decline from 2021.
  • China refugee statistics for 2021 was 303,436.00, a 0.01% increase from 2020.
  • China refugee statistics for 2020 was 303,405.00, a 0.01% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Iran 3,764,517.00
Turkey 3,251,127.00
Jordan 3,063,591.00
Lebanon 1,279,108.00
Russia 1,230,131.00
Iraq 286,480.00
Brazil 235,765.00
Armenia 150,080.00
Malaysia 135,872.00
Mexico 124,784.00
Algeria 98,590.00
Bulgaria 97,618.00
Romania 87,487.00
Thailand 87,314.00
South Africa 67,145.00
Montenegro 64,733.00
Ecuador 62,899.00
Kazakhstan 42,685.00
Belarus 39,981.00
Serbia 29,365.00
Venezuela 29,336.00
Costa Rica 23,422.00
North Macedonia 18,898.00
Peru 6,712.00
Paraguay 5,991.00
Azerbaijan 5,771.00
Namibia 5,157.00
Albania 5,079.00
Turkmenistan 3,614.00
Libya 1,837.00
Colombia 1,382.00
Guatemala 989.00
Dominican Republic 778.00
Botswana 761.00
Bosnia 348.00
China 296.00
Belize 214.00
Gabon 204.00
Cuba 136.00
Guyana 27.00
Suriname 24.00
Fiji 15.00
Mauritius 5.00
China Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 296.00 -7.50%
2022 320.00 -99.89%
2021 303,436.00 0.01%
2020 303,405.00 0.01%
2019 303,379.00 -5.71%
2018 321,758.00 0.01%
2017 321,714.00 1.41%
2016 317,254.00 5.38%
2015 301,044.00 0.00%
2014 301,052.00 0.00%
2013 301,045.00 0.00%
2012 301,037.00 0.01%
2011 301,016.00 0.01%
2010 300,984.00 0.00%
2009 300,985.00 0.01%
2008 300,966.00 -0.04%
2007 301,075.00 0.02%
2006 301,024.00 0.00%
2005 301,039.00 0.56%
2004 299,367.00 0.01%
2003 299,347.00 0.70%
2002 297,273.00 0.66%
2001 295,321.00 0.41%
2000 294,109.00 0.28%
1999 293,297.00 0.33%
1998 292,345.00 0.29%
1997 291,506.00 0.49%
1996 290,099.00 0.62%
1995 288,310.00 0.43%
1994 287,065.00 -0.12%
1993 287,424.00 -0.24%
1992 288,123.00 -0.32%
1991 289,061.00 0.62%
1990 287,276.00 1.05%
1989 284,300.00 0.00%
1988 284,300.00 1.32%
1987 280,600.00 -0.42%
1986 281,790.00 0.76%
1985 279,670.00 -0.03%
1984 279,750.00 1.13%
1983 276,630.00 1.66%
1982 272,100.00 2.68%
1981 265,000.00 0.76%
1980 263,000.00 5.20%
1979 250,000.00 25673.20%
1966 970.00 25673.20%