Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Zambia

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Zambia in 2024 — 45.2 per 100k. Ranked 70 in the world out of 178. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1,636.4%.

2024 45.2 per 100k +68.96% vs 2023
World rank 70of 178
Period maximum 45.2 per 100k2024
Period minimum 0.2 per 100k2007

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Zambia, 2000–202402040602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 2.6 per 100k2001: 4.8 per 100k2002: 8.9 per 100k2003: 1.6 per 100k2004: 0.8 per 100k2005: 1.2 per 100k2006: 1.8 per 100k2007: 0.2 per 100k2008: 0.4 per 100k2009: 0.6 per 100k2010: 2.3 per 100k2011: 7.1 per 100k2012: 8 per 100k2013: 14.4 per 100k2014: 13.7 per 100k2015: 14.7 per 100k2016: 19.6 per 100k2017: 26.8 per 100k2018: 18.4 per 100k2019: 27.4 per 100k2020: 22.5 per 100k2021: 22.4 per 100k2022: 13.8 per 100k2023: 26.8 per 100k2024: 45.2 per 100k
Change over the period: +42.6 (+1,636.41%) Average annual rate: 12.63 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia

Zambia 45.2 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 67.8 per 100k
Eastern Africa computed 95.1 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 43.3 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 45.2 +18.5 +68.96%
2023 26.8 +13 +94.52%
2022 13.8 −8.6 −38.59%
2021 22.4 −0.1 −0.49%
2020 22.5 −4.8 −17.7%
2019 27.4 +9 +49.06%
2018 18.4 −8.4 −31.5%
2017 26.8 +7.2 +36.64%
2016 19.6 +4.9 +33.59%
2015 14.7 +1 +7.36%
2014 13.7 −0.7 −5%
2013 14.4 +6.4 +80.43%
2012 8 +0.9 +13.17%
2011 7.1 +4.7 +203.92%
2010 2.3 +1.8 +311.81%
2009 0.6 +0.1 +31%
2008 0.4 +0.2 +116.15%
2007 0.2 −1.6 −88.78%
2006 1.8 +0.5 +42.27%
2005 1.2 +0.5 +64.25%
2004 0.8 −0.9 −53.72%
2003 1.6 −7.2 −81.53%
2002 8.9 +4 +83.27%
2001 4.8 +2.2 +85.86%
2000 2.6

About the indicator

The number of asylum seekers — people who have filed an application for protection and are awaiting a decision — per 100,000 people of the population of a country. They differ from refugees legally: the status has not yet been recognized. The indicator is sensitive to current events and reacts faster than the number of refugees: applications are filed at once, while decisions on them take months and years.

Important: The indicator depends not only on the number of arrivals but also on the speed at which migration services work: the longer applications are reviewed, the more people hold this status at the same time.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.