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Refugees and internally displaced persons
Zimbabwe — 22 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2004 | IDPs: 100,000-150,000 (Mugabe-led political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2004) |
| 2005 | IDPs: 100,000-150,000 (MUGABE-led political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2004) |
| 2006 | IDPs: 400,000-450,000 (MUGABE-led political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2005) |
| 2007 | refugees (country of origin): 6,536 (Democratic Republic of Congo) IDPs: 569,685 (MUGABE-led political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2006) |
| 2008 | refugees (country of origin): 2,500 (Democratic Republic of Congo) IDPs: 569,685 (MUGABE-led political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2007) |
| 2009 | refugees (country of origin): 2,500 (Democratic Republic of Congo) IDPs: 569,685 (MUGABE-led political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2007) |
| 2010 | refugees (country of origin): 2,500 (Democratic Republic of Congo) IDPs: 569,685 (MUGABE-led political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2007) |
| 2011 | refugees (country of origin): 2,500 (Democratic Republic of Congo) IDPs: 569,685 (MUGABE-led political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2007) |
| 2012 | IDPs: undetermined (political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2012) |
| 2013 | IDPs: undetermined (political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2012) |
| 2014 | IDPs: (political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2013) |
| 2015 | IDPs: undetermined (political violence, violence in association with the 2008 election, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2015) |
| 2016 | refugees (country of origin): 5,414 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (2015) | IDPs: undetermined (political violence, violence in association with the 2008 election, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2015) | stateless persons: 300,000 (2015) |
| 2017 | refugees (country of origin): 5,925 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (2016) | IDPs: undetermined (political violence, violence in association with the 2008 election, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2015) | stateless persons: 300,000 (2016) |
| 2018 | refugees (country of origin): 9,997 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), Mozambique 8,312 (refugees and asylum seekers) (2018) | IDPs: undetermined (political violence, violence in association with the 2008 election, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2015) | stateless persons: 300,000 (2016) |
| 2019 | refugees (country of origin): 10,964 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 8,060 (Mozambique) (2019) | IDPs: 59,125 (tropical cyclone, 2019) (2019) | stateless persons: 300,000 (2016) |
| 2020 | refugees (country of origin): 116,237 (Nigeria), 10,901 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 8,133 (Mozambique) (2020) | IDPs: 25,517 (tropical cyclone, 2019) (2020) | stateless persons: 300,000 (2016) |
| 2021 | refugees (country of origin): 11,199 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2021) |
| 2022 | refugees (country of origin): 11,613 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 9,871 (Mozambique) (2022) |
| 2023 | refugees (country of origin): 12,014 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 9,931 (Mozambique) (2023) |
| 2024 | refugees (country of origin): 9,931 (Mozambique) (2023); 12,293 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2024) |
| 2025 | refugees: 22,432 (2024 est.) IDPs: 32,675 (2024 est.) |