Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China stood at 0 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 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 square kilometre in Hong Kong, China peaked at 2.27 units per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2016.
Hong Kong, China ranks 157th of 177 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 square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.039 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.4371 units per square kilometre | +1019.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1629 units per square kilometre | -62.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1705 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6238 units per square kilometre | +265.9% |
| 2005 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +64.6% |
| 2006 | 2.27 units per square kilometre | +121.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8 units per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 1.04 units per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7324 units per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4295 units per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5467 units per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 0.76 units per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2013 | 1.76 units per square kilometre | +131.6% |
| 2014 | 2.12 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 2.19 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8298 units per square kilometre | 0.039 units per square kilometre | 2.27 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7807 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 2.19 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 154 Hungary 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
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- 156 Cambodia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Aruba 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Bangladesh 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Curaçao 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Eritrea 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Fiji 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Grenada 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Haiti 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Jamaica 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Monaco 0 units per square kilometre
- 157 Myanmar 0 units per square kilometre
- 157 Mongolia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Singapore 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Solomon Islands 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Sierra Leone 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Turkmenistan 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Timor-Leste 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Uzbekistan 0 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Hong Kong, China?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 units per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 157th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.