Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in China
China: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in China, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0001 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 44.8% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in China peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2010.
That places China 140th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +26.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +25.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -58.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +46.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +34.1% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +60.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +89.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +24.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +32.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | -44.8% |
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 | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 137 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0001 units per person compare
- 138 Bahrain 0.0001 units per person compare
- 139 Malawi 0.0001 units per person compare
- 141 Cayman Islands 0.0001 units per person compare
- 142 Ireland 0.0001 units per person compare
- 143 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0001 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 origin, per capita in China?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in China was 0.0001 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2010.
- How does China rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- China ranks 140th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. 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 origin, 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 origin 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 origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 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 origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.