Number of armed conflicts in China
China: Number of armed conflicts was 0 conflicts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 conflicts
World rank
34th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1 conflicts
in 1989
All-time low
0 conflicts
in 1990
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Number of armed conflicts in China, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in conflicts.
Analysis
In 2025, number of armed conflicts in China stood at 0 conflicts. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Over the whole period, number of armed conflicts in China peaked at 1 conflicts in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 conflicts, in 1990.
That places China 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of armed conflicts in China, year by year
| Year | conflicts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 conflicts | — |
| 1990 | 0 conflicts | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1992 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1993 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1994 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1995 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1996 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1997 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1998 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1999 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2000 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2001 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2002 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2003 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2004 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2005 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2006 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2007 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2008 | 1 conflicts | — |
| 2009 | 0 conflicts | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2011 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2012 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2013 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2014 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2015 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2016 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2017 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2018 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2019 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2020 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2021 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2022 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2023 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2024 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2025 | 0 conflicts | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 conflicts | 1 conflicts | 1 conflicts | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 1 conflicts | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 34 Albania 0 conflicts
- 34 Algeria 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Andorra 0 conflicts
- 34 Angola 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Antigua and Barbuda 0 conflicts
- 34 Armenia 0 conflicts
- 34 Australia 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Austria 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Azerbaijan 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Bahamas 0 conflicts
- 34 Bahrain 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Bangladesh 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Barbados 0 conflicts
- 34 Belarus 0 conflicts
- 34 Belgium 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Belize 0 conflicts
- 34 Bhutan 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Bolivia 0 conflicts
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Botswana 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Brunei 0 conflicts
- 34 Bulgaria 0 conflicts
- 34 Cambodia 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Canada 0 conflicts
- 34 Cape Verde 0 conflicts
- 34 Chile 0 conflicts
- 34 Comoros 0 conflicts
- 34 Costa Rica 0 conflicts
- 34 Cote d'Ivoire 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Croatia 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Cuba 0 conflicts
- 34 Cyprus 0 conflicts
- 34 Czechia 0 conflicts
- 34 Denmark 0 conflicts
- 34 Djibouti 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Dominica 0 conflicts
- 34 Dominican Republic 0 conflicts
- 34 East Timor 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Ecuador 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Egypt 0 conflicts compare
- 34 El Salvador 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 0 conflicts
- 34 Eritrea 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Estonia 0 conflicts
- 34 Eswatini 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Fiji 0 conflicts
- 34 Finland 0 conflicts
- 34 France 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Gabon 0 conflicts
- 34 Gambia 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Georgia 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Germany 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Ghana 0 conflicts
- 34 Greece 0 conflicts
- 34 Greenland 0 conflicts
- 34 Grenada 0 conflicts
- 34 Guatemala 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Guinea 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0 conflicts
- 34 Guyana 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Honduras 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Hungary 0 conflicts
- 34 Iceland 0 conflicts
- 34 Indonesia 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Ireland 0 conflicts
- 34 Italy 0 conflicts
- 34 Jamaica 0 conflicts
- 34 Japan 0 conflicts
- 34 Jordan 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 0 conflicts
- 34 Kenya 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Kiribati 0 conflicts
- 34 Kuwait 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 0 conflicts
- 34 Laos 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Latvia 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Lebanon 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Lesotho 0 conflicts
- 34 Liberia 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Libya 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Liechtenstein 0 conflicts
- 34 Lithuania 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Luxembourg 0 conflicts
- 34 Madagascar 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Malawi 0 conflicts
- 34 Malaysia 0 conflicts
- 34 Maldives 0 conflicts
- 34 Malta 0 conflicts
- 34 Marshall Islands 0 conflicts
- 34 Mauritania 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Mauritius 0 conflicts
- 34 Moldova 0 conflicts
- 34 Monaco 0 conflicts
- 34 Mongolia 0 conflicts
- 34 Montenegro 0 conflicts
- 34 Morocco 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Namibia 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Nauru 0 conflicts
- 34 Nepal 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Netherlands 0 conflicts
- 34 New Zealand 0 conflicts
- 34 Nicaragua 0 conflicts
- 34 North Korea 0 conflicts
- 34 North Macedonia 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Norway 0 conflicts
- 34 Oman 0 conflicts
- 34 Palau 0 conflicts
- 34 Panama 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Paraguay 0 conflicts
- 34 Peru 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Poland 0 conflicts
- 34 Portugal 0 conflicts
- 34 Qatar 0 conflicts
- 34 Romania 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Rwanda 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 conflicts
- 34 Saint Lucia 0 conflicts
- 34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 conflicts
- 34 Samoa 0 conflicts
- 34 San Marino 0 conflicts
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 0 conflicts
- 34 Saudi Arabia 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Senegal 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Serbia 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Seychelles 0 conflicts
- 34 Sierra Leone 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Singapore 0 conflicts
- 34 Slovakia 0 conflicts
- 34 Slovenia 0 conflicts
- 34 Solomon Islands 0 conflicts
- 34 Somalia 0 conflicts compare
- 34 South Africa 0 conflicts compare
- 34 South Korea 0 conflicts
- 34 South Sudan 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Spain 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Sri Lanka 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Suriname 0 conflicts
- 34 Sweden 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Switzerland 0 conflicts
- 34 Taiwan 0 conflicts
- 34 Tajikistan 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Thailand 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Togo 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Tonga 0 conflicts
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0 conflicts
- 34 Tunisia 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Turkey 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 0 conflicts
- 34 Tuvalu 0 conflicts
- 34 Uganda 0 conflicts compare
- 34 United Arab Emirates 0 conflicts
- 34 United Kingdom 0 conflicts compare
- 34 United States 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Uruguay 0 conflicts
- 34 Uzbekistan 0 conflicts
- 34 Vanuatu 0 conflicts
- 34 Venezuela 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Vietnam 0 conflicts
- 34 Western Sahara 0 conflicts
- 34 Zambia 0 conflicts compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 0 conflicts 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 number of armed conflicts in China?
- Number of armed conflicts in China was 0 conflicts in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of armed conflicts recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1 conflicts in 1989.
- What is the lowest number of armed conflicts recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 conflicts in 1990.
- How does China rank for number of armed conflicts?
- China ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of armed conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Included is one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.