Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in China
China: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled was 303,405 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in China, 1966–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2020, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in China stood at 303,405 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in China peaked at 321,758 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 970 people, in 1966.
China ranks 25th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in China, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 970 people | — |
| 1979 | 250,000 people | +25673.2% |
| 1980 | 263,000 people | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 265,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 272,100 people | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 276,630 people | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 279,750 people | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 279,670 people | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 281,790 people | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 280,600 people | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 284,300 people | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 284,300 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 287,276 people | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 289,061 people | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 288,123 people | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 287,424 people | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 287,065 people | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 288,310 people | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 290,099 people | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 291,506 people | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 292,345 people | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 293,297 people | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 294,109 people | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 295,321 people | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 297,273 people | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 299,347 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 299,367 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 301,039 people | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 301,024 people | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 301,075 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 300,966 people | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 300,985 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 300,984 people | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 301,016 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 301,037 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 301,045 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 301,052 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 301,044 people | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 317,254 people | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 321,714 people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 321,758 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 303,379 people | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 303,405 people | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 303,405 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,251 people, 48.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- China's 303,405 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 51.5 people, 5891.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +25673.2% | 970 people | 250,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 970 people | 970 people | 970 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 250,000 people | 250,000 people | 250,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 276,714 people | 263,000 people | 284,300 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 289,451 people | 287,065 people | 293,297 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 299,051 people | 294,109 people | 301,075 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 307,028 people | 300,984 people | 321,758 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 303,405 people | 303,405 people | 303,405 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in China?
- Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in China was 303,405 people in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 321,758 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 970 people in 1966.
- How does China rank for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- China ranks 25th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees by country of asylum UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.