Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in China
China: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 11.52 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.52 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
128th
of 241 countries
All-time high
16.01 per 100,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
10.17 per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in China, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
China recorded 11.52 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.17 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
China ranks 128th of 241 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 (per) in China, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.17 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 10.58 per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 11.63 per 100,000 people | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 11.54 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.65 per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.79 per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 11.95 per 100,000 people | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 12.51 per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 14.34 per 100,000 people | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 14.64 per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 14.48 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 14.8 per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 14.91 per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.94 per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.95 per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 16.01 per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.45 per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 15.36 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 15.6 per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 15.55 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.95 per 100,000 people | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 12.61 per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 12.01 per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 11.99 per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 11.53 per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 11.52 per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 11.52 per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.93 per 100,000 people, 32% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 11.52 per 100,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.17 per 100,000 people, 5.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.98 per 100,000 people | 10.17 per 100,000 people | 14.64 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.31 per 100,000 people | 14.48 per 100,000 people | 16.01 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1 per 100,000 people | 11.52 per 100,000 people | 12.95 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More development goals data for China
- Red List Index 0.8295 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 constant US$ (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 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?
- The highest recorded value was 16.01 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does China rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- China ranks 128th out of 241 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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