In　this　paper,　12　concrete-filled　steel　tube　(CFST)　stub　columns　with　localized　corrosion　were　tested　under　eccentric　load.　The　effects　of　the　depth　ratio,　size　and　location　of　localized　corrosion,　and　loading　eccentricity　on　the　eccentric　compression　behavior　of　circular　concrete-filled　steel　tube　stub　columns　were　investigated.　A　finite　element　model　of　circular　CFST　stub　columns　with　localized　corrosion　under　eccentric　load　was　developed　and　then　parameter　analysis　was　carried　out.　Based　on　the　experimental　and　numerical　results,　it　was　found　that　the　load　bearing　capacity　decreases　with　increasing　the　depth　ratio　and　size　of　localized　corrosion.　The　localized　corrosion　at　the　mid-height　caused　more　significant　capacity　deterioration　than　that　at　the　column　ends.　In　addition,　the　localized　corrosion　with　γ　=　0°　and　180°　has　more　adverse　effects　on　the　capacity　of　eccentrically　loaded　CFST　columns　than　that　with　γ　=　90°.　Moreover,　the　localized　corrosion　with　γ　=　0°　(at　compression　side)　is　more　harmful　than　that　γ　=　180°　(at　tension　side)　for　the　specimens　with　compression-controlled　failure,　and　vice　versa　for　the　specimens　with　tension-controlled　failure.　Finally,　a　design　model　of　eccentrically　loaded　CFST　column　with　localized　corrosion　was　proposed　based　on　an　established　equivalent　specimen.　The　results　suggested　that　the　proposed　model　predicted　the　load　bearing　capacities　with　reasonable　accuracy.　©　2023　Elsevier　Ltd