Refugees per 100,000 people — all countries

Refugees per 100,000 people — Southern Africa

Refugees per 100,000 people in Southern Africa in 2024 — 108 per 100k. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 51.5%.

2024 108 per 100k +4.5% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1,089.9 per 100k1990
Period minimum 20.4 per 100k1997

Trend over time

1970–2024 · per 100,000 people

Refugees per 100,000 people — Southern Africa, 1970–202405001,0001,50019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 222.6 per 100k1971: 432.7 per 100k1972: 212.6 per 100k1973: 211.1 per 100k1974: 115.7 per 100k1975: 108.1 per 100k1976: 150.7 per 100k1977: 231 per 100k1978: 757.2 per 100k1979: 1,027.4 per 100k1980: 570.3 per 100k1981: 606.3 per 100k1982: 642.2 per 100k1983: 689.3 per 100k1984: 771.7 per 100k1985: 809.5 per 100k1986: 799.1 per 100k1987: 650.5 per 100k1988: 953.2 per 100k1989: 1,040.7 per 100k1990: 1,089.9 per 100k1991: 925.5 per 100k1992: 996.2 per 100k1993: 611.1 per 100k1994: 188.8 per 100k1995: 214.1 per 100k1996: 52 per 100k1997: 20.4 per 100k1998: 29.5 per 100k1999: 47 per 100k2000: 90.1 per 100k2001: 99.3 per 100k2002: 91.9 per 100k2003: 93.6 per 100k2004: 85.4 per 100k2005: 71.5 per 100k2006: 80.9 per 100k2007: 83.7 per 100k2008: 96.3 per 100k2009: 103.5 per 100k2010: 119.6 per 100k2011: 112.8 per 100k2012: 114.9 per 100k2013: 115 per 100k2014: 185.1 per 100k2015: 195.5 per 100k2016: 146.6 per 100k2017: 142.8 per 100k2018: 141.6 per 100k2019: 123.3 per 100k2020: 118.9 per 100k2021: 115.6 per 100k2022: 103.1 per 100k2023: 103.3 per 100k2024: 108 per 100k
Change over the period: −114.6 (−51.5%) Average annual rate: -1.33 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Africa 108 per 100k
World computed 463.6 per 100k
Refugees per 100,000 people — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 108 +4.7 +4.5%
2023 103.3 +0.2 +0.18%
2022 103.1 −12.5 −10.78%
2021 115.6 −3.3 −2.78%
2020 118.9 −4.4 −3.55%
2019 123.3 −18.3 −12.95%
2018 141.6 −1.2 −0.82%
2017 142.8 −3.9 −2.63%
2016 146.6 −48.9 −25.01%
2015 195.5 +10.5 +5.65%
2014 185.1 +70.1 +60.91%
2013 115 +0.1 +0.13%
2012 114.9 +2.1 +1.86%
2011 112.8 −6.8 −5.71%
2010 119.6 +16.1 +15.52%
2009 103.5 +7.2 +7.51%
2008 96.3 +12.6 +15.03%
2007 83.7 +2.8 +3.5%
2006 80.9 +9.4 +13.13%
2005 71.5 −13.9 −16.33%
2004 85.4 −8.2 −8.74%
2003 93.6 +1.7 +1.9%
2002 91.9 −7.4 −7.43%
2001 99.3 +9.2 +10.21%
2000 90.1 +43.1 +91.62%
1999 47 +17.5 +59.29%
1998 29.5 +9.1 +44.6%
1997 20.4 −31.6 −60.75%
1996 52 −162.1 −75.71%
1995 214.1 +25.3 +13.39%
1994 188.8 −422.3 −69.11%
1993 611.1 −385.1 −38.65%
1992 996.2 +70.6 +7.63%
1991 925.5 −164.4 −15.08%
1990 1,089.9 +49.2 +4.73%
1989 1,040.7 +87.5 +9.18%
1988 953.2 +302.7 +46.53%
1987 650.5 −148.6 −18.59%
1986 799.1 −10.5 −1.29%
1985 809.5 +37.9 +4.91%
1984 771.7 +82.4 +11.95%
1983 689.3 +47.1 +7.33%
1982 642.2 +35.9 +5.92%
1981 606.3 +36 +6.31%
1980 570.3 −457.1 −44.49%
1979 1,027.4 +270.1 +35.67%
1978 757.2 +526.2 +227.81%
1977 231 +80.3 +53.3%
1976 150.7 +42.6 +39.37%
1975 108.1 −7.6 −6.55%
1974 115.7 −95.4 −45.19%
1973 211.1 −1.5 −0.71%
1972 212.6 −220.1 −50.86%
1971 432.7 +210.1 +94.4%
1970 222.6

About the indicator

The number of hosted refugees per 100,000 people of the population of the host country. The indicator converts absolute numbers into a measure of load: by number of refugees the top rows belong to large countries, while by this rate they belong to small states that took in an exodus from a neighboring country, where the newcomers are comparable in number to the local population.

Important: A measure of load rather than of generosity: a high value speaks more often of geographic proximity to a conflict zone than of resettlement policy.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.