Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 5.79 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region stood at 5.79 per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 78.3% on the previous year and up 1,195.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region peaked at 5.79 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100,000 people, in 2002.
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 31st of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1482 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.0735 per 100,000 people | -50.4% |
| 2002 | 0 per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0873 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2004 | 0.1014 per 100,000 people | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 0 per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1152 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2007 | 0.1286 per 100,000 people | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1278 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1411 per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2248 per 100,000 people | +59.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1953 per 100,000 people | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2488 per 100,000 people | +27.4% |
| 2013 | 0.329 per 100,000 people | +32.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3404 per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4467 per 100,000 people | +31.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2019 per 100,000 people | -54.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1474 per 100,000 people | -27.0% |
| 2018 | 0.147 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0668 per 100,000 people | -54.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2003 per 100,000 people | +200.0% |
| 2021 | 1.28 per 100,000 people | +540.9% |
| 2022 | 2.38 per 100,000 people | +85.0% |
| 2023 | 4.71 per 100,000 people | +98.2% |
| 2024 | 3.24 per 100,000 people | -31.1% |
| 2025 | 5.79 per 100,000 people | +78.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +540.9% | 0.2003 per 100,000 people | 1.28 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0923 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 0.1482 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2348 per 100,000 people | 0.0668 per 100,000 people | 0.4467 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 per 100,000 people | 0.2003 per 100,000 people | 5.79 per 100,000 people | 6 |
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More development goals data for China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Red List Index 0.7725 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 475.68 constant US$ (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.88 ltpureal (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 7.8 ratio (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices 1.7% (2024)
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex 28 (2023)
- Prevalence of undernourishment 3.1% (2023)
- Change in maximum river flow 24.5% (2024)
- Change in minimum river flow 2.7% (2024)
- River flow minimum 10.51 m3 per sec (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was 5.79 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 5.79 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 31st out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,195.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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