Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Malawi

Refugees by country of asylum in Malawi in 2024 — 35,510 people. Ranked 70 in the world out of 178. Since 1986, the indicator has fallen by 64.5%.

2024 35,510 people +0.88% vs 2023
World rank 70of 178
Period maximum 1.06M people1992
Period minimum 278 people1997

Trend over time

1986–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Malawi, 1986–20240500,0001M1.5M198619901994199820022006201020142018202220241986: 100,000 people1987: 401,640 people1988: 628,133 people1989: 822,503 people1990: 926,725 people1991: 981,812 people1992: 1,058,498 people1993: 713,605 people1994: 90,242 people1995: 1,018 people1996: 1,267 people1997: 278 people1998: 1,241 people1999: 1,692 people2000: 3,900 people2001: 6,200 people2002: 2,170 people2003: 3,208 people2004: 3,682 people2005: 4,241 people2006: 3,943 people2007: 2,927 people2008: 4,174 people2009: 5,436 people2010: 5,738 people2011: 6,306 people2012: 6,546 people2013: 5,794 people2014: 5,871 people2015: 9,018 people2016: 9,386 people2017: 8,977 people2018: 13,783 people2019: 14,087 people2020: 14,892 people2021: 21,529 people2022: 35,162 people2023: 35,201 people2024: 35,510 people
Change over the period: −64,490 (−64.49%) Average annual rate: -2.69 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Malawi 35,510 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Eastern Africa computed 4.44M people
Low-income countries computed 6.86M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 35,510 +309 +0.88%
2023 35,201 +39 +0.11%
2022 35,162 +13,633 +63.32%
2021 21,529 +6,637 +44.57%
2020 14,892 +805 +5.71%
2019 14,087 +304 +2.21%
2018 13,783 +4,806 +53.54%
2017 8,977 −409 −4.36%
2016 9,386 +368 +4.08%
2015 9,018 +3,147 +53.6%
2014 5,871 +77 +1.33%
2013 5,794 −752 −11.49%
2012 6,546 +240 +3.81%
2011 6,306 +568 +9.9%
2010 5,738 +302 +5.56%
2009 5,436 +1,262 +30.23%
2008 4,174 +1,247 +42.6%
2007 2,927 −1,016 −25.77%
2006 3,943 −298 −7.03%
2005 4,241 +559 +15.18%
2004 3,682 +474 +14.78%
2003 3,208 +1,038 +47.83%
2002 2,170 −4,030 −65%
2001 6,200 +2,300 +58.97%
2000 3,900 +2,208 +130.5%
1999 1,692 +451 +36.34%
1998 1,241 +963 +346.4%
1997 278 −989 −78.06%
1996 1,267 +249 +24.46%
1995 1,018 −89,224 −98.87%
1994 90,242 −623,363 −87.35%
1993 713,605 −344,893 −32.58%
1992 1.06M +76,686 +7.81%
1991 981,812 +55,087 +5.94%
1990 926,725 +104,222 +12.67%
1989 822,503 +194,370 +30.94%
1988 628,133 +226,493 +56.39%
1987 401,640 +301,640 +301.64%
1986 100,000

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.