Austria vs China: Refugees by country of asylum
Austria
284,828 people
in 2024
China
303,405 people
in 2020
Austria rank
26th
China rank
25th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Austria
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 303,405 people against 284,828 people in Austria, a difference of 18,577 people.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 26th and China ranks 25th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,500 people | 970 people | 23,530 people | Austria |
| 1970s | 25,000 people | 250,000 people | 225,000 people | China |
| 1980s | 34,696 people | 276,714 people | 242,018 people | China |
| 1990s | 60,046 people | 289,451 people | 229,405 people | China |
| 2000s | 23,176 people | 299,051 people | 275,875 people | China |
| 2010s | 80,310 people | 307,028 people | 226,719 people | China |
| 2020s | 141,816 people | 303,405 people | 161,589 people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Austria or China?
- China, at 303,405 people against 284,828 people in Austria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Austria and China?
- 18,577 people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and China?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2020.
- How do Austria and China rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Austria ranks 26th and China ranks 25th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.