Refugees per 100,000 people — all countries

Refugees per 100,000 people — Zambia

Refugees per 100,000 people in Zambia in 2024 — 371.9 per 100k. Ranked 68 in the world out of 178. Since 1965, the indicator has risen by 174.6%.

2024 371.9 per 100k +6.44% vs 2023
World rank 68of 178
Period maximum 2,752.2 per 100k2001
Period minimum 135.4 per 100k1965

Trend over time

1965–2024 · per 100,000 people

Refugees per 100,000 people — Zambia, 1965–202401,0002,0003,000196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 135.4 per 100k1966: 165 per 100k1967: 272.1 per 100k1968: 324.4 per 100k1969: 301.2 per 100k1970: 370.2 per 100k1971: 382.7 per 100k1972: 547.1 per 100k1973: 793.4 per 100k1974: 834.9 per 100k1975: 722.4 per 100k1976: 662.3 per 100k1977: 1,224 per 100k1978: 1,448 per 100k1979: 1,026.1 per 100k1980: 627.5 per 100k1981: 677.9 per 100k1982: 1,442.2 per 100k1983: 1,614.2 per 100k1984: 1,466.2 per 100k1985: 1,530.5 per 100k1986: 1,979.1 per 100k1987: 2,003.8 per 100k1988: 1,942.4 per 100k1989: 1,807.6 per 100k1990: 1,773 per 100k1991: 1,762.5 per 100k1992: 1,737.9 per 100k1993: 1,685.3 per 100k1994: 1,645.5 per 100k1995: 1,479.3 per 100k1996: 1,456.4 per 100k1997: 1,787.1 per 100k1998: 1,777.6 per 100k1999: 2,119 per 100k2000: 2,505 per 100k2001: 2,752.2 per 100k2002: 2,317.5 per 100k2003: 2,064 per 100k2004: 1,533.8 per 100k2005: 1,328.8 per 100k2006: 991.4 per 100k2007: 898.8 per 100k2008: 641.1 per 100k2009: 420.9 per 100k2010: 342.6 per 100k2011: 316 per 100k2012: 172 per 100k2013: 153.2 per 100k2014: 160.8 per 100k2015: 161.2 per 100k2016: 173.4 per 100k2017: 236.6 per 100k2018: 277.5 per 100k2019: 310.7 per 100k2020: 346.7 per 100k2021: 383.4 per 100k2022: 303.5 per 100k2023: 349.4 per 100k2024: 371.9 per 100k
Change over the period: +236.5 (+174.63%) Average annual rate: 1.73 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Zambia 371.9 per 100k
World computed 463.6 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 663.1 per 100k
Eastern Africa computed 889.3 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 301.6 per 100k
Refugees per 100,000 people — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 371.9 +22.5 +6.44%
2023 349.4 +45.9 +15.14%
2022 303.5 −79.9 −20.84%
2021 383.4 +36.7 +10.59%
2020 346.7 +36 +11.58%
2019 310.7 +33.2 +11.95%
2018 277.5 +40.9 +17.29%
2017 236.6 +63.1 +36.41%
2016 173.4 +12.3 +7.6%
2015 161.2 +0.4 +0.22%
2014 160.8 +7.7 +5.02%
2013 153.2 −18.8 −10.94%
2012 172 −144.1 −45.58%
2011 316 −26.6 −7.77%
2010 342.6 −78.3 −18.6%
2009 420.9 −220.2 −34.34%
2008 641.1 −257.6 −28.67%
2007 898.8 −92.6 −9.34%
2006 991.4 −337.4 −25.39%
2005 1,328.8 −205 −13.37%
2004 1,533.8 −530.1 −25.69%
2003 2,064 −253.5 −10.94%
2002 2,317.5 −434.7 −15.8%
2001 2,752.2 +247.2 +9.87%
2000 2,505 +386 +18.22%
1999 2,119 +341.3 +19.2%
1998 1,777.6 −9.4 −0.53%
1997 1,787.1 +330.6 +22.7%
1996 1,456.4 −22.8 −1.54%
1995 1,479.3 −166.3 −10.1%
1994 1,645.5 −39.8 −2.36%
1993 1,685.3 −52.6 −3.03%
1992 1,737.9 −24.6 −1.39%
1991 1,762.5 −10.5 −0.59%
1990 1,773 −34.6 −1.91%
1989 1,807.6 −134.8 −6.94%
1988 1,942.4 −61.5 −3.07%
1987 2,003.8 +24.7 +1.25%
1986 1,979.1 +448.6 +29.31%
1985 1,530.5 +64.3 +4.39%
1984 1,466.2 −148 −9.17%
1983 1,614.2 +171.9 +11.92%
1982 1,442.2 +764.3 +112.75%
1981 677.9 +50.4 +8.04%
1980 627.5 −398.7 −38.85%
1979 1,026.1 −421.9 −29.13%
1978 1,448 +224.1 +18.31%
1977 1,224 +561.6 +84.79%
1976 662.3 −60.1 −8.32%
1975 722.4 −112.4 −13.47%
1974 834.9 +41.5 +5.23%
1973 793.4 +246.2 +45.01%
1972 547.1 +164.5 +42.98%
1971 382.7 +12.4 +3.36%
1970 370.2 +69.1 +22.93%
1969 301.2 −23.3 −7.17%
1968 324.4 +52.3 +19.24%
1967 272.1 +107.1 +64.89%
1966 165 +29.6 +21.84%
1965 135.4

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.