China border crossings: people and vehicles
China border crossings of travellers and vehicles from the National Immigration Administration.
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| Indicator | Q3-2026 | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | Q4-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inbound and outbound person-trips3 | 56,100 | 36,900 | 18,500 | 69,700 | 51,100 | 33,300 | 16,300 | 61,000 | 44,700 | 28,700 | 14,100 | 42,400 | |
| Mainland residents | 27,196 | 17,600 | 9,166.2 | 33,500 | 24,837.2 | 15,900 | 8,027.2 | 29,100 | 21,554.5 | 13,700 | 6,954.1 | 20,600 | |
| Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents | 22,014 | 14,700 | 7,249.1 | 27,900 | 20,473.1 | 13,600 | 6,572.4 | 25,400 | 18,569.4 | 12,100 | 5,911.5 | 18,300 | |
| Foreigners1 | 6,917.8 | 4,590.6 | 2,133.3 | 8,203.5 | 5,818.7 | 3,805.3 | 1,743.7 | 6,488.2 | 4,568.1 | 2,922 | 1,307.4 | 3,547.8 | |
| Visa-free entries of foreigners | 1,781.5 | 831.5 | 3,008 | 2,088.6 | 1,364 | 2,011.5 | 198.8 | ||||||
| Inbound and outbound vehicles4 | 3,179.9 | 2,084.4 | 1,009.8 | 3,811.6 | 2,769.9 | 1,779.5 | 849.5 | 3,256.6 | 2,384.8 | 1,541.9 | 735.3 | 2,346.1 | |
| Aircraft | 74.9 | 49 | 24.8 | 100.6 | 74.5 | 48.5 | 23.9 | 87.9 | 64.1 | 40.5 | 19.4 | 54.1 | |
| Trains | 8.4 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 10.7 | 8 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 5 | 2.4 | 9.1 | |
| Ships | 34.6 | 22.9 | 11.3 | 45.9 | 33.3 | 21.9 | 10.6 | 43.7 | 32.2 | 21.1 | 10.2 | 40.4 | |
| Motor vehicles | 3,061.9 | 2,006.8 | 970.9 | 3,654.3 | 2,654.1 | 1,703.8 | 812.4 | 3,114.9 | 2,280.9 | 1,475.3 | 703.3 | 2,242.5 |
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The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q4 2023 to Q3 2026. Source: National Immigration Administration of the PRC — Key Immigration Management Statistics.
About this data
China border crossings of travellers and vehicles from the National Immigration Administration. Quarterly series track person-trips by mainland residents, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents, foreigners, and visa-free entries. Vehicle inspections cover cross-border aircraft, trains, ships, and motor vehicles reported in 10,000 units. Published quarterly year-to-date since 2023, data reflect cumulative person-trips and transport inspections across Chinese border checkpoints.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for China border crossings?
- Inbound and outbound person-trips stood at 56,100 10,000 person-trips in Q3 2026. That is +52.0% from Q2 2026 and +9.8% from a year earlier.
- How far back does the China border crossings data go?
- The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q4 2023 to Q3 2026. Source: National Immigration Administration of the PRC — Key Immigration Management Statistics. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
- What do China's border crossing statistics measure?
- China's border crossing data from the National Immigration Administration measures total inbound and outbound person-trips and transport inspections across official national border checkpoints.
- Which traveller categories are tracked in China's immigration data?
- The statistics break down person-trips into mainland residents, residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and foreigners, including a specific series for visa-free entries of foreigners into China.
- What types of cross-border vehicles are inspected in China?
- China's National Immigration Administration reports inbound and outbound inspections across aircraft, trains, ships, and motor vehicles, measured in 10,000 vehicle-trips.
- How are China's quarterly border crossing figures reported?
- Border crossing figures for China are released quarterly on a cumulative year-to-date basis, covering Q1, the first half, the first three quarters, and the full year since 2023.