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Refugees by country of origin — Botswana

Refugees by country of origin in Botswana in 2024 — 249 people. Ranked 69 in the world out of 200. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 4,880%.

2024 249 people +66% vs 2023
World rank 69of 200
Period maximum 306 people2015
Period minimum 0 people2001

Trend over time

1989–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Botswana, 1989–2024010020030040019891993199720012005200920132017202120241989: 5 people1990: 5 people1991: 5 people1992: 5 people1993: 5 people1994: 22 people1995: 27 people1996: 22 people1997: 16 people1998: 16 people1999: 10 people2000: 5 people2001: 0 people2002: 5 people2003: 5 people2004: 5 people2005: 0 people2006: 10 people2007: 16 people2008: 29 people2009: 32 people2010: 56 people2011: 88 people2012: 125 people2013: 165 people2014: 234 people2015: 306 people2016: 265 people2017: 279 people2018: 289 people2019: 228 people2020: 191 people2021: 122 people2022: 81 people2023: 150 people2024: 249 people
Change over the period: +244 (+4,880%) Average annual rate: 11.81 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Botswana 249 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Southern Africa computed 2,244 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.11M people
Refugees by country of origin — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 249 +99 +66%
2023 150 +69 +85.19%
2022 81 −41 −33.61%
2021 122 −69 −36.13%
2020 191 −37 −16.23%
2019 228 −61 −21.11%
2018 289 +10 +3.58%
2017 279 +14 +5.28%
2016 265 −41 −13.4%
2015 306 +72 +30.77%
2014 234 +69 +41.82%
2013 165 +40 +32%
2012 125 +37 +42.05%
2011 88 +32 +57.14%
2010 56 +24 +75%
2009 32 +3 +10.34%
2008 29 +13 +81.25%
2007 16 +6 +60%
2006 10 +10
2005 0 −5 −100%
2004 5 +0 +0%
2003 5 +0 +0%
2002 5 +5
2001 0 −5 −100%
2000 5 −5 −50%
1999 10 −6 −37.5%
1998 16 +0 +0%
1997 16 −6 −27.27%
1996 22 −5 −18.52%
1995 27 +5 +22.73%
1994 22 +17 +340%
1993 5 +0 +0%
1992 5 +0 +0%
1991 5 +0 +0%
1990 5 +0 +0%
1989 5

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.