Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in China
China: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 11.52 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in China, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China recorded 11.52 for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
The figure is down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in China peaked at 16.01 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.17, in 2000.
China ranks 126th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.17 | — |
| 2001 | 10.58 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 11.63 | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 11.54 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.65 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.79 | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 11.95 | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 12.51 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 14.34 | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 14.64 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 14.48 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 14.8 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 14.91 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.94 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.95 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 16.01 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.45 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 15.36 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 15.6 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 15.55 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.95 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 12.61 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 12.01 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 11.99 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 11.53 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 11.52 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.98 | 10.17 | 14.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.31 | 14.48 | 16.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1 | 11.52 | 12.95 | 6 |
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- Red List Index 0.8295 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 216 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 849 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 872 (2025)
- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 22,892 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in China?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in China was 11.52 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?
- The highest recorded value was 16.01 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.17 in 2000.
- How does China rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- China ranks 126th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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