Malawi Refugee Statistics 1986-2024

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.
  • Malawi refugee statistics for 2023 was 35,201.00, a 0.11% increase from 2022.
  • Malawi refugee statistics for 2022 was 35,162.00, a 63.32% increase from 2021.
  • Malawi refugee statistics for 2021 was 21,529.00, a 44.57% increase from 2020.
  • Malawi refugee statistics for 2020 was 14,892.00, a 5.71% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Uganda 1,577,498.00
Chad 1,100,921.00
Ethiopia 979,846.00
Syrian Arab Republic 595,953.00
Democratic Republic of Congo 523,392.00
South Sudan 381,236.00
Niger 269,996.00
Tanzania 188,953.00
Rwanda 115,643.00
Burundi 85,229.00
Mali 66,443.00
Yemen 55,568.00
Burkina Faso 37,735.00
Malawi 35,201.00
Afghanistan 34,826.00
Central African Republic 32,913.00
Togo 28,240.00
Nepal 19,582.00
Somalia 17,770.00
Senegal 11,856.00
Zimbabwe 10,114.00
Tajikistan 10,092.00
Mozambique 5,152.00
Gambia 3,809.00
Benin 2,825.00
Guinea 2,191.00
Liberia 1,164.00
Eritrea 119.00
Madagascar 49.00
Guinea-Bissau 24.00
Comoros 10.00
Malawi Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 35,201.00 0.11%
2022 35,162.00 63.32%
2021 21,529.00 44.57%
2020 14,892.00 5.71%
2019 14,087.00 2.21%
2018 13,783.00 53.54%
2017 8,977.00 -4.36%
2016 9,386.00 4.08%
2015 9,018.00 53.60%
2014 5,871.00 1.33%
2013 5,794.00 -11.49%
2012 6,546.00 3.81%
2011 6,306.00 9.90%
2010 5,738.00 5.56%
2009 5,436.00 30.23%
2008 4,174.00 42.60%
2007 2,927.00 -25.77%
2006 3,943.00 -7.03%
2005 4,241.00 15.18%
2004 3,682.00 14.78%
2003 3,208.00 47.83%
2002 2,170.00 -65.00%
2001 6,200.00 58.97%
2000 3,900.00 130.50%
1999 1,692.00 36.34%
1998 1,241.00 346.40%
1997 278.00 -78.06%
1996 1,267.00 24.46%
1995 1,018.00 -98.87%
1994 90,242.00 -87.35%
1993 713,605.00 -32.58%
1992 1,058,498.00 7.81%
1991 981,812.00 5.94%
1990 926,725.00 12.67%
1989 822,503.00 30.94%
1988 628,133.00 56.39%
1987 401,640.00 301.64%
1986 100,000.00 301.64%