Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in China
China: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in China, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in China stood at 0 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in China peaked at 0 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
China ranks 156th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +675.2% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +93.1% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -79.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +223.4% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +206.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -78.5% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +866.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +46.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +49.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -20.8% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 153 Cuba 0 units per person compare
- 154 Slovakia 0 units per person compare
- 155 Bangladesh 0 units per person compare
- 157 Cambodia 0 units per person compare
- 158 Aruba 0 units per person compare
- 158 Bahamas 0 units per person compare
- 158 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0 units per person compare
- 158 Cape Verde 0 units per person
- 158 Curacao 0 units per person compare
- 158 Eritrea 0 units per person compare
- 158 Grenada 0 units per person compare
- 158 Hong Kong 0 units per person compare
- 158 Haiti 0 units per person compare
- 158 Iran 0 units per person compare
- 158 Jamaica 0 units per person compare
- 158 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 units per person compare
- 158 Saint Lucia 0 units per person compare
- 158 Monaco 0 units per person
- 158 Myanmar 0 units per person
- 158 Singapore 0 units per person compare
- 158 Solomon Islands 0 units per person compare
- 158 Sierra Leone 0 units per person compare
- 158 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 units per person compare
- 158 Turkmenistan 0 units per person compare
- 158 Timor-Leste 0 units per person compare
- 158 Uzbekistan 0 units per person compare
More social development data for China
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 230 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 153,962 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 153,962 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in China?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in China was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- How does China rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- China ranks 156th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.