Australia vs China: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate
Australia
-9.15 % change on previous year
in 2025
China
-12.84 % change on previous year
in 2025
Australia rank
107th
China rank
109th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports -9.15 % change on previous year against -12.84 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 3.69 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 107th and China ranks 109th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.29 % change on previous year | 99.65 % change on previous year | 100.93 % change on previous year | China |
| 2010s | 44.95 % change on previous year | 111.8 % change on previous year | 66.86 % change on previous year | China |
| 2020s | 1.47 % change on previous year | -3.94 % change on previous year | 5.42 % change on previous year | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate, Australia or China?
- Australia, at -9.15 % change on previous year against -12.84 % change on previous year in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate between Australia and China?
- 3.69 % change on previous year, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 107th and China ranks 109th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.