Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in China
China: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate was -44.9 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in China, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in China stood at -44.9 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 240.5% on the previous year and down 305.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in China peaked at 90.87 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -57.81 % change on previous year, in 2010.
China ranks 151st of 190 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 origin, annual growth rate in China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.16 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 27.5 % change on previous year | +81.4% |
| 2003 | -15.73 % change on previous year | -157.2% |
| 2004 | -7.21 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 2005 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -75.6% |
| 2006 | -10.84 % change on previous year | +516.0% |
| 2007 | -10.14 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 26.34 % change on previous year | -359.7% |
| 2009 | -6.58 % change on previous year | -125.0% |
| 2010 | -57.81 % change on previous year | +779.0% |
| 2011 | 47.12 % change on previous year | -181.5% |
| 2012 | 35.05 % change on previous year | -25.6% |
| 2013 | 61.43 % change on previous year | +75.3% |
| 2014 | 90.87 % change on previous year | +47.9% |
| 2015 | 21.88 % change on previous year | -75.9% |
| 2016 | 25.08 % change on previous year | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 24.03 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 5.41 % change on previous year | -77.5% |
| 2019 | 10.49 % change on previous year | +93.9% |
| 2020 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -65.0% |
| 2021 | 9.63 % change on previous year | +162.5% |
| 2022 | -1.8 % change on previous year | -118.7% |
| 2023 | 17.88 % change on previous year | -1091.0% |
| 2024 | 31.95 % change on previous year | +78.7% |
| 2025 | -44.9 % change on previous year | -240.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.86 % change on previous year | -15.73 % change on previous year | 27.5 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.36 % change on previous year | -57.81 % change on previous year | 90.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 % change on previous year | -44.9 % change on previous year | 31.95 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 148 Grenada -44.12 % change on previous year compare
- 149 Zambia -44.56 % change on previous year compare
- 150 Japan -44.85 % change on previous year compare
- 152 Latvia -45.18 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Uruguay -45.4 % change on previous year compare
- 154 Israel -45.93 % change on previous year 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 origin, annual growth rate in China?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in China was -44.9 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 90.87 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -57.81 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does China rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 305.2%. 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 origin, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.