Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Albania or Zimbabwe?

Albania, at 9,381 people against 9,240 people in Zimbabwe as of 2024.

What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Albania and Zimbabwe?

141 people, with Albania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Zimbabwe?

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Zimbabwe: Refugees by country of asylum

Albania

9,381 people

in 2024

Zimbabwe

9,240 people

in 2024

Albania rank

94th

Zimbabwe rank

95th

Refugees by country of asylum over time

Albania
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Albania currently reports 9,381 people against 9,240 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 141 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Albania ranks 94th and Zimbabwe ranks 95th of 183 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5,618 people	43,252 people	37,634 people	Zimbabwe
2000s	120.6 people	7,067 people	6,947 people	Zimbabwe
2010s	107.1 people	6,449 people	6,342 people	Zimbabwe
2020s	3,470 people	9,715 people	6,245 people	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Albania or Zimbabwe?: Albania, at 9,381 people against 9,240 people in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Albania and Zimbabwe?: 141 people, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Zimbabwe?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Albania and Zimbabwe rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?: Albania ranks 94th and Zimbabwe ranks 95th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Refugees by country of asylum
Unit: people
Source: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 7,465 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.