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Refugees by country of origin — Malawi

Refugees by country of origin in Malawi in 2024 — 570 people. Ranked 89 in the world out of 200. Since 1966, the indicator has risen by 280%.

2024 570 people +7.34% vs 2023
World rank 89of 200
Period maximum 30,350 people1975
Period minimum 5 people1988

Trend over time

1966–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Malawi, 1966–2024010,00020,00030,00040,000196619721978198419901996200220082014202020241966: 150 people1967: 300 people1968: 140 people1969: 190 people1970: 250 people1971: 250 people1972: 250 people1973: 100 people1974: 80 people1975: 30,350 people1976: 60 people1977: 1,050 people1978: 310 people1979: 460 people1980: 420 people1981: 70 people1982: 240 people1983: 440 people1984: 440 people1985: 450 people1986: 440 people1987: 450 people1988: 5 people1989: 5 people1990: 55 people1991: 50 people1992: 50 people1993: 43 people1994: 60 people1995: 37 people1996: 40 people1997: 37 people1998: 27 people1999: 34 people2000: 34 people2001: 26 people2002: 48 people2003: 60 people2004: 95 people2005: 98 people2006: 112 people2007: 93 people2008: 103 people2009: 126 people2010: 168 people2011: 216 people2012: 273 people2013: 323 people2014: 356 people2015: 429 people2016: 427 people2017: 434 people2018: 472 people2019: 514 people2020: 514 people2021: 513 people2022: 499 people2023: 531 people2024: 570 people
Change over the period: +420 (+280%) Average annual rate: 2.33 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Malawi 570 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Eastern Africa computed 4.51M people
Low-income countries computed 20.85M people
Refugees by country of origin — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 570 +39 +7.34%
2023 531 +32 +6.41%
2022 499 −14 −2.73%
2021 513 −1 −0.19%
2020 514 +0 +0%
2019 514 +42 +8.9%
2018 472 +38 +8.76%
2017 434 +7 +1.64%
2016 427 −2 −0.47%
2015 429 +73 +20.51%
2014 356 +33 +10.22%
2013 323 +50 +18.32%
2012 273 +57 +26.39%
2011 216 +48 +28.57%
2010 168 +42 +33.33%
2009 126 +23 +22.33%
2008 103 +10 +10.75%
2007 93 −19 −16.96%
2006 112 +14 +14.29%
2005 98 +3 +3.16%
2004 95 +35 +58.33%
2003 60 +12 +25%
2002 48 +22 +84.62%
2001 26 −8 −23.53%
2000 34 +0 +0%
1999 34 +7 +25.93%
1998 27 −10 −27.03%
1997 37 −3 −7.5%
1996 40 +3 +8.11%
1995 37 −23 −38.33%
1994 60 +17 +39.53%
1993 43 −7 −14%
1992 50 +0 +0%
1991 50 −5 −9.09%
1990 55 +50 +1,000%
1989 5 +0 +0%
1988 5 −445 −98.89%
1987 450 +10 +2.27%
1986 440 −10 −2.22%
1985 450 +10 +2.27%
1984 440 +0 +0%
1983 440 +200 +83.33%
1982 240 +170 +242.86%
1981 70 −350 −83.33%
1980 420 −40 −8.7%
1979 460 +150 +48.39%
1978 310 −740 −70.48%
1977 1,050 +990 +1,650%
1976 60 −30,290 −99.8%
1975 30,350 +30,270 +37,837.5%
1974 80 −20 −20%
1973 100 −150 −60%
1972 250 +0 +0%
1971 250 +0 +0%
1970 250 +60 +31.58%
1969 190 +50 +35.71%
1968 140 −160 −53.33%
1967 300 +150 +100%
1966 150

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.