Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 3.08 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Southern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Southern Africa is 3.08, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Southern Africa peaked at 4.63 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.84, in 2022.
Southern Africa ranks 33rd of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.63 | — |
| 2001 | 4.48 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.91 | -35.1% |
| 2003 | 2.85 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.83 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.64 | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 3.02 | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 2.83 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 2.54 | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 2.3 | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 2.47 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 2.67 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 2.75 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2.93 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 3.25 | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 3.45 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 3.54 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.54 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.48 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.98 | -43.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.95 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.84 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 2.28 | +23.7% |
| 2024 | 3.05 | +33.8% |
| 2025 | 3.08 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1 | 2.3 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 | 1.98 | 3.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 | 1.84 | 3.08 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More development goals data for Southern Africa
- Manufacturing value added per capita 623.5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 162 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 158 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 85 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 98 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 121 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 127 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.34 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 1,688 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 848.8 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Southern Africa?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Southern Africa was 3.08 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.63 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 in 2022.
- How does Southern Africa rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Southern Africa ranks 33rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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