Malta vs Zimbabwe: Refugees by country of asylum
Malta
7,814 people
in 2024
Zimbabwe
9,240 people
in 2024
Malta rank
98th
Zimbabwe rank
95th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Malta
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 9,240 people against 7,814 people in Malta, a difference of 1,426 people.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Malta ranks 98th and Zimbabwe ranks 95th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 370.29 people | 15,472 people | 15,102 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 2,076 people | 7,067 people | 4,991 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 7,782 people | 6,449 people | 1,333 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 9,828 people | 9,715 people | 113.2 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Malta or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 9,240 people against 7,814 people in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Malta and Zimbabwe?
- 1,426 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Zimbabwe?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Zimbabwe rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Malta ranks 98th 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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About this data
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.