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Refugees by country of origin — Zimbabwe

Refugees by country of origin in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 7,992 people. Ranked 133 in the world out of 200. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 45.7%.

2024 7,992 people +7.26% vs 2023
World rank 133of 200
Period maximum 197,640 people1979
Period minimum 5 people1989

Trend over time

1975–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Zimbabwe, 1975–2024050,000100,000150,000200,000197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 14,720 people1976: 31,220 people1977: 76,520 people1978: 163,160 people1979: 197,640 people1980: 160 people1981: 190 people1983: 3,200 people1984: 3,760 people1985: 4,250 people1986: 3,230 people1987: 3,830 people1988: 629 people1989: 5 people1990: 5 people1991: 128 people1992: 8 people1993: 14 people1994: 38 people1995: 37 people1996: 36 people1997: 37 people1998: 40 people1999: 40 people2000: 109 people2001: 257 people2002: 4,024 people2003: 7,154 people2004: 9,557 people2005: 11,246 people2006: 12,774 people2007: 14,366 people2008: 16,824 people2009: 22,441 people2010: 24,080 people2011: 25,033 people2012: 22,082 people2013: 19,719 people2014: 22,478 people2015: 21,332 people2016: 18,141 people2017: 17,420 people2018: 15,618 people2019: 10,045 people2020: 8,575 people2021: 8,109 people2022: 7,008 people2023: 7,451 people2024: 7,992 people
Change over the period: −6,728 (−45.71%) Average annual rate: -1.24 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Zimbabwe 7,992 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Eastern Africa computed 4.51M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 7,992 +541 +7.26%
2023 7,451 +443 +6.32%
2022 7,008 −1,101 −13.58%
2021 8,109 −466 −5.43%
2020 8,575 −1,470 −14.63%
2019 10,045 −5,573 −35.68%
2018 15,618 −1,802 −10.34%
2017 17,420 −721 −3.97%
2016 18,141 −3,191 −14.96%
2015 21,332 −1,146 −5.1%
2014 22,478 +2,759 +13.99%
2013 19,719 −2,363 −10.7%
2012 22,082 −2,951 −11.79%
2011 25,033 +953 +3.96%
2010 24,080 +1,639 +7.3%
2009 22,441 +5,617 +33.39%
2008 16,824 +2,458 +17.11%
2007 14,366 +1,592 +12.46%
2006 12,774 +1,528 +13.59%
2005 11,246 +1,689 +17.67%
2004 9,557 +2,403 +33.59%
2003 7,154 +3,130 +77.78%
2002 4,024 +3,767 +1,465.76%
2001 257 +148 +135.78%
2000 109 +69 +172.5%
1999 40 +0 +0%
1998 40 +3 +8.11%
1997 37 +1 +2.78%
1996 36 −1 −2.7%
1995 37 −1 −2.63%
1994 38 +24 +171.43%
1993 14 +6 +75%
1992 8 −120 −93.75%
1991 128 +123 +2,460%
1990 5 +0 +0%
1989 5 −624 −99.21%
1988 629 −3,201 −83.58%
1987 3,830 +600 +18.58%
1986 3,230 −1,020 −24%
1985 4,250 +490 +13.03%
1984 3,760 +560 +17.5%
1983 3,200
1981 190 +30 +18.75%
1980 160 −197,480 −99.92%
1979 197,640 +34,480 +21.13%
1978 163,160 +86,640 +113.23%
1977 76,520 +45,300 +145.1%
1976 31,220 +16,500 +112.09%
1975 14,720

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.