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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.)