Zimbabwe Refugee Statistics 1960-2024

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • Zimbabwe refugee statistics for 2022 was 10,475.00, a 10.46% increase from 2021.
  • Zimbabwe refugee statistics for 2021 was 9,483.00, a 2.4% increase from 2020.
  • Zimbabwe refugee statistics for 2020 was 9,261.00, a 3.41% increase from 2019.
  • Zimbabwe refugee statistics for 2019 was 8,956.00, a 14.89% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Uganda 1,463,523.00
Ethiopia 879,598.00
Syrian Arab Republic 593,844.00
Chad 592,764.00
Democratic Republic of Congo 520,544.00
South Sudan 308,369.00
Niger 255,307.00
Tanzania 206,229.00
Rwanda 120,753.00
Burundi 84,636.00
Yemen 77,458.00
Mali 60,637.00
Afghanistan 52,159.00
Malawi 35,162.00
Burkina Faso 34,375.00
Nepal 19,560.00
Somalia 16,023.00
Senegal 11,802.00
Central African Republic 11,213.00
Zimbabwe 10,475.00
Togo 9,300.00
Tajikistan 8,608.00
Mozambique 4,992.00
Gambia 3,685.00
Guinea 2,199.00
Benin 1,779.00
Liberia 620.00
Eritrea 119.00
Madagascar 119.00
Guinea-Bissau 24.00
Comoros 12.00
Sierra Leone 0.00
Haiti 0.00
North Korea 0.00
Zimbabwe Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2022 10,475.00 10.46%
2021 9,483.00 2.40%
2020 9,261.00 3.41%
2019 8,956.00 14.89%
2018 7,795.00 3.03%
2017 7,566.00 1.93%
2016 7,423.00 6.91%
2015 6,943.00 14.27%
2014 6,076.00 -4.87%
2013 6,387.00 46.69%
2012 4,354.00 -4.50%
2011 4,559.00 2.87%
2010 4,432.00 11.05%
2009 3,991.00 15.18%
2008 3,465.00 -13.03%
2007 3,984.00 13.21%
2006 3,519.00 -74.59%
2005 13,850.00 101.45%
2004 6,875.00 -45.96%
2003 12,721.00 34.86%
2002 9,433.00 8.33%
2001 8,708.00 111.00%
2000 4,127.00 99.28%
1999 2,071.00 25.06%
1998 1,656.00 107.00%
1997 800.00 34.68%
1996 594.00 15.34%
1995 515.00 -76.53%
1994 2,194.00 -97.82%
1993 100,476.00 -57.73%
1992 237,713.00 20.28%
1991 197,627.00 3.50%
1990 190,950.00 8.90%
1989 175,350.00 0.50%
1988 174,483.00 41.16%
1987 123,610.00 89.64%
1986 65,180.00 3.79%
1985 62,800.00 24.36%
1984 50,500.00 0.22%
1983 50,390.00 149.46%
1982 20,200.00 296.08%
1981 5,100.00 10100.00%
1980 50.00 inf%
1979 0.00 nan%
1978 0.00 nan%
1977 0.00 nan%
1976 0.00 nan%
1975 0.00 nan%
1974 0.00 nan%
1973 0.00 nan%
1972 0.00 nan%
1971 0.00 nan%
1970 0.00 nan%
1969 0.00 nan%
1968 0.00 nan%
1967 0.00 nan%
1966 0.00 nan%
1965 0.00 nan%
1964 0.00 nan%
1963 0.00 nan%
1962 0.00 nan%
1961 0.00 nan%
1960 0.00 nan%