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China: Refugees under UNHCR's mandate, by country of asylum

230people · 2025-99.9% since 2015

Refugees living in the country, under UNHCR's mandate. Annual figures for China from 1966 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (people)Note
2025230
2024261
2023296
2022320
2021303,436
2020303,405
2019303,379
2018321,758
2017321,714
2016317,254
2015301,044
2014301,052
2013301,045
2012301,037
2011301,016
2010300,984
2009300,985
2008300,966
2007301,075
2006301,024
2005301,039
2004299,367
2003299,347
2002297,273
2001295,321
2000294,109
1999293,297
1998292,345
1997291,506
1996290,099
1995288,310
1994287,065
1993287,424
1992288,123
1991289,061
1990287,276
1989284,300
1988284,300
1987280,600
1986281,790
1985279,670
1984279,750
1983276,630
1982272,100
1981265,000
1980263,000
1979250,000
1966970

Source

Published by UNHCR, produced by UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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UNHCR (2026). Refugees under UNHCR's mandate, by country of asylum. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/unhcr-refugees-hosted (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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