China vs Netherlands: Refugees by country of asylum
China
303,405 people
in 2020
Netherlands
263,399 people
in 2024
China rank
25th
Netherlands rank
28th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- China
- Netherlands
How they compare
China currently reports 303,405 people against 263,399 people in Netherlands, a difference of 40,006 people.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Netherlands ahead.
China ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 28th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 970 people | 8,500 people | 7,530 people | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 250,000 people | 10,000 people | 240,000 people | China |
| 1980s | 276,714 people | 16,693 people | 260,021 people | China |
| 1990s | 289,451 people | 74,244 people | 215,206 people | China |
| 2000s | 299,051 people | 117,301 people | 181,750 people | China |
| 2010s | 307,028 people | 86,894 people | 220,135 people | China |
| 2020s | 303,405 people | 95,897 people | 207,508 people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, China or Netherlands?
- China, at 303,405 people against 263,399 people in Netherlands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between China and Netherlands?
- 40,006 people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Netherlands?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2020.
- How do China and Netherlands rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- China ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 28th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β 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.