Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Zimbabwe

Refugees by country of asylum in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 9,240 people. Ranked 94 in the world out of 178. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 18,380%.

2024 9,240 people −8.64% vs 2023
World rank 94of 178
Period maximum 237,713 people1992
Period minimum 50 people1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Zimbabwe, 1980–20240100,000200,000300,00019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 50 people1981: 5,100 people1982: 20,200 people1983: 50,390 people1984: 50,500 people1985: 62,800 people1986: 65,180 people1987: 123,610 people1988: 174,483 people1989: 175,350 people1990: 190,950 people1991: 197,627 people1992: 237,713 people1993: 100,476 people1994: 2,194 people1995: 515 people1996: 594 people1997: 800 people1998: 1,656 people1999: 2,071 people2000: 4,127 people2001: 8,708 people2002: 9,433 people2003: 12,721 people2004: 6,875 people2005: 13,850 people2006: 3,519 people2007: 3,984 people2008: 3,465 people2009: 3,991 people2010: 4,432 people2011: 4,559 people2012: 4,354 people2013: 6,387 people2014: 6,076 people2015: 6,943 people2016: 7,423 people2017: 7,566 people2018: 7,795 people2019: 8,956 people2020: 9,261 people2021: 9,483 people2022: 10,475 people2023: 10,114 people2024: 9,240 people
Change over the period: +9,190 (+18,380%) Average annual rate: 12.59 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Zimbabwe 9,240 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Eastern Africa computed 4.44M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 9,240 −874 −8.64%
2023 10,114 −361 −3.45%
2022 10,475 +992 +10.46%
2021 9,483 +222 +2.4%
2020 9,261 +305 +3.41%
2019 8,956 +1,161 +14.89%
2018 7,795 +229 +3.03%
2017 7,566 +143 +1.93%
2016 7,423 +480 +6.91%
2015 6,943 +867 +14.27%
2014 6,076 −311 −4.87%
2013 6,387 +2,033 +46.69%
2012 4,354 −205 −4.5%
2011 4,559 +127 +2.87%
2010 4,432 +441 +11.05%
2009 3,991 +526 +15.18%
2008 3,465 −519 −13.03%
2007 3,984 +465 +13.21%
2006 3,519 −10,331 −74.59%
2005 13,850 +6,975 +101.45%
2004 6,875 −5,846 −45.96%
2003 12,721 +3,288 +34.86%
2002 9,433 +725 +8.33%
2001 8,708 +4,581 +111%
2000 4,127 +2,056 +99.28%
1999 2,071 +415 +25.06%
1998 1,656 +856 +107%
1997 800 +206 +34.68%
1996 594 +79 +15.34%
1995 515 −1,679 −76.53%
1994 2,194 −98,282 −97.82%
1993 100,476 −137,237 −57.73%
1992 237,713 +40,086 +20.28%
1991 197,627 +6,677 +3.5%
1990 190,950 +15,600 +8.9%
1989 175,350 +867 +0.5%
1988 174,483 +50,873 +41.16%
1987 123,610 +58,430 +89.64%
1986 65,180 +2,380 +3.79%
1985 62,800 +12,300 +24.36%
1984 50,500 +110 +0.22%
1983 50,390 +30,190 +149.46%
1982 20,200 +15,100 +296.08%
1981 5,100 +5,050 +10,100%
1980 50

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.