Hong Kong Refugee Statistics 1964-2024

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • Hong Kong refugee statistics for 2023 was 301.00, a 5.61% increase from 2022.
  • Hong Kong refugee statistics for 2022 was 285.00, a 5.17% increase from 2021.
  • Hong Kong refugee statistics for 2021 was 271.00, a 10.61% increase from 2020.
  • Hong Kong refugee statistics for 2020 was 245.00, a 91.41% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Germany 2,593,007.00
Poland 971,478.00
France 664,366.00
United Kingdom 448,620.00
United States 409,202.00
Spain 385,701.00
Czech Republic 377,120.00
Italy 298,296.00
Austria 257,811.00
Netherlands 237,767.00
Sweden 237,632.00
Switzerland 192,507.00
Greece 192,384.00
Canada 169,448.00
Belgium 167,831.00
Slovak Republic 126,866.00
Ireland 113,902.00
Norway 103,606.00
Finland 89,869.00
Lithuania 80,225.00
Denmark 68,912.00
Hungary 63,180.00
Portugal 62,807.00
Latvia 45,761.00
Estonia 42,005.00
Cyprus 39,044.00
Australia 34,502.00
Croatia 25,029.00
Japan 22,335.00
Luxembourg 13,735.00
Malta 11,724.00
Slovenia 10,525.00
Iceland 8,715.00
Argentina 4,104.00
South Korea 4,053.00
Trinidad and Tobago 3,205.00
Panama 2,724.00
Chile 2,338.00
New Zealand 1,837.00
UAE 1,416.00
Uruguay 1,285.00
Israel 1,235.00
Liechtenstein 597.00
Kuwait 572.00
Saudi Arabia 477.00
Hong Kong 301.00
Oman 300.00
Bahrain 254.00
Qatar 197.00
Cayman Islands 49.00
St. Kitts and Nevis 19.00
Monaco 17.00
Turks and Caicos Islands 7.00
Barbados 5.00
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.00
Hong Kong Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 301.00 5.61%
2022 285.00 5.17%
2021 271.00 10.61%
2020 245.00 91.41%
2019 128.00 0.00%
2018 128.00 50.59%
2017 85.00 -6.59%
2016 91.00 -16.51%
2015 109.00 -31.88%
2014 160.00 41.59%
2013 113.00 7.62%
2012 105.00 -28.08%
2011 146.00 -2.01%
2010 149.00 91.03%
2009 78.00 -13.33%
2008 90.00 1.12%
2007 89.00 -95.39%
2006 1,932.00 0.36%
2005 1,925.00 3.22%
2004 1,865.00 -1.79%
2003 1,899.00 27.45%
2002 1,490.00 7.04%
2001 1,392.00 42.04%
2000 980.00 0.72%
1999 973.00 -6.17%
1998 1,037.00 -15.28%
1997 1,224.00 -9.33%
1996 1,350.00 -8.72%
1995 1,479.00 -12.90%
1994 1,698.00 -8.02%
1993 1,846.00 -29.14%
1992 2,605.00 -40.98%
1991 4,414.00 -45.91%
1990 8,161.00 -32.12%
1989 12,022.00 -21.73%
1988 15,359.00 61.16%
1987 9,530.00 19.13%
1986 8,000.00 -14.89%
1985 9,400.00 -21.40%
1984 11,960.00 -6.34%
1983 12,770.00 1.19%
1982 12,620.00 -6.79%
1981 13,540.00 -43.75%
1980 24,070.00 -56.79%
1979 55,700.00 -12.16%
1978 63,410.00 126720.00%
1972 50.00 -95.00%
1971 1,000.00 0.00%
1970 1,000.00 -99.92%
1966 1,250,040.00 -0.09%
1965 1,251,200.00 11.71%
1964 1,120,000.00 11.71%