Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong, China stood at 0 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.0003 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2016.
That places Hong Kong, China 158th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +1011.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -62.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +263.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +63.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | +119.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | -42.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -29.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -41.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +37.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | +130.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 155 Bangladesh 0 units per person compare
- 156 China 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 Curaçao 0 units per person compare
- 158 Eritrea 0 units per person compare
- 158 Grenada 0 units per person compare
- 158 Haiti 0 units per person compare
- 158 Iran, Islamic Republic of 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 Hong Kong, China
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 236 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 245 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (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 245 (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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -9.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Hong Kong, China?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2016.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 158th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, 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.