Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Zambia
Zambia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 1.38 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 1.38, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Zambia peaked at 2.01 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5244, in 2001.
That places Zambia 169th out of 239 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8955 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5244 | -41.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7772 | +48.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8513 | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 1.03 | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 1.22 | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 1.61 | +31.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.44 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.46 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.56 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 1.59 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.58 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.47 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.91 | +30.2% |
| 2015 | 2.01 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.49 | -25.7% |
| 2017 | 1.47 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.46 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.38 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 1.3 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.28 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.45 | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 1.54 | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 1.56 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 1.38 | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 | 0.5244 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 | 1.38 | 2.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 | 1.28 | 1.56 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 166 Micronesia 1.89 compare
- 167 Madagascar 1.83 compare
- 168 South Africa 1.8 compare
- 170 Malta 1.28 compare
- 171 Timor-Leste 1.13 compare
- 171 Timor-Leste 1.13 compare
More development goals data for Zambia
- Red List Index 0.9703 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 84.52 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,802 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 14,944 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Zambia?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Zambia was 1.38 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5244 in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Zambia ranks 169th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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