Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Botswana

Refugees by country of asylum in Botswana in 2024 — 816 people. Ranked 129 in the world out of 178. Since 1968, the indicator has fallen by 79.5%.

2024 816 people +7.23% vs 2023
World rank 129of 178
Period maximum 23,290 people1979
Period minimum 211 people1996

Trend over time

1968–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Botswana, 1968–2024010,00020,00030,00019681974198019861992199820042010201620221968: 3,980 people1969: 3,600 people1970: 4,360 people1971: 8,890 people1972: 4,500 people1973: 4,500 people1974: 2,480 people1975: 2,400 people1976: 2,840 people1977: 4,810 people1978: 19,000 people1979: 23,290 people1980: 1,300 people1981: 1,290 people1982: 1,300 people1983: 4,600 people1984: 4,970 people1985: 5,680 people1986: 4,830 people1987: 5,300 people1988: 2,325 people1989: 1,261 people1990: 1,178 people1991: 1,054 people1992: 497 people1993: 517 people1994: 503 people1995: 266 people1996: 211 people1997: 280 people1998: 2,133 people1999: 1,291 people2000: 3,549 people2001: 3,577 people2002: 2,798 people2003: 2,831 people2004: 2,831 people2005: 3,101 people2006: 3,154 people2007: 2,462 people2008: 3,020 people2009: 3,023 people2010: 2,983 people2011: 3,312 people2012: 2,784 people2013: 2,771 people2014: 2,642 people2015: 2,127 people2016: 2,090 people2017: 2,116 people2018: 2,044 people2019: 1,113 people2020: 617 people2021: 688 people2022: 733 people2023: 761 people2024: 816 people
Change over the period: −3,164 (−79.5%) Average annual rate: -2.79 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Botswana 816 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Southern Africa computed 78,959 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.02M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 816 +55 +7.23%
2023 761 +28 +3.82%
2022 733 +45 +6.54%
2021 688 +71 +11.51%
2020 617 −496 −44.56%
2019 1,113 −931 −45.55%
2018 2,044 −72 −3.4%
2017 2,116 +26 +1.24%
2016 2,090 −37 −1.74%
2015 2,127 −515 −19.49%
2014 2,642 −129 −4.66%
2013 2,771 −13 −0.47%
2012 2,784 −528 −15.94%
2011 3,312 +329 +11.03%
2010 2,983 −40 −1.32%
2009 3,023 +3 +0.1%
2008 3,020 +558 +22.66%
2007 2,462 −692 −21.94%
2006 3,154 +53 +1.71%
2005 3,101 +270 +9.54%
2004 2,831 +0 +0%
2003 2,831 +33 +1.18%
2002 2,798 −779 −21.78%
2001 3,577 +28 +0.79%
2000 3,549 +2,258 +174.9%
1999 1,291 −842 −39.47%
1998 2,133 +1,853 +661.79%
1997 280 +69 +32.7%
1996 211 −55 −20.68%
1995 266 −237 −47.12%
1994 503 −14 −2.71%
1993 517 +20 +4.02%
1992 497 −557 −52.85%
1991 1,054 −124 −10.53%
1990 1,178 −83 −6.58%
1989 1,261 −1,064 −45.76%
1988 2,325 −2,975 −56.13%
1987 5,300 +470 +9.73%
1986 4,830 −850 −14.96%
1985 5,680 +710 +14.29%
1984 4,970 +370 +8.04%
1983 4,600 +3,300 +253.85%
1982 1,300 +10 +0.78%
1981 1,290 −10 −0.77%
1980 1,300 −21,990 −94.42%
1979 23,290 +4,290 +22.58%
1978 19,000 +14,190 +295.01%
1977 4,810 +1,970 +69.37%
1976 2,840 +440 +18.33%
1975 2,400 −80 −3.23%
1974 2,480 −2,020 −44.89%
1973 4,500 +0 +0%
1972 4,500 −4,390 −49.38%
1971 8,890 +4,530 +103.9%
1970 4,360 +760 +21.11%
1969 3,600 −380 −9.55%
1968 3,980

Southern Africa, 2024

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About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.