Burundi vs Zambia: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Burundi
89,075 people
in 2024
Zambia
79,275 people
in 2024
Burundi rank
54th
Zambia rank
56th
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Burundi
- Zambia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 89,075 people against 79,275 people in Zambia, a difference of 9,800 people.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 56th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68,280 people | 9,566 people | 58,714 people | Burundi |
| 1970s | 46,247 people | 40,769 people | 5,478 people | Burundi |
| 1980s | 258,734 people | 103,246 people | 155,489 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 164,544 people | 150,421 people | 14,124 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 28,973 people | 171,165 people | 142,192 people | Zambia |
| 2010s | 52,839 people | 37,271 people | 15,568 people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 83,178 people | 70,814 people | 12,365 people | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Burundi or Zambia?
- Burundi, at 89,075 people against 79,275 people in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Burundi and Zambia?
- 9,800 people, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zambia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Zambia rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Burundi ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 56th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.