Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Botswana
Botswana: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 384 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Botswana, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Botswana recorded 384 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.2% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Botswana peaked at 384 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
Botswana ranks 120th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5 | — |
| 1990 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 22 | +340.0% |
| 1995 | 27 | +22.7% |
| 1996 | 22 | -18.5% |
| 1997 | 16 | -27.3% |
| 1998 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 | -37.5% |
| 2000 | 5 | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | — |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | — |
| 2007 | 16 | +60.0% |
| 2008 | 29 | +81.2% |
| 2009 | 32 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 56 | +75.0% |
| 2011 | 88 | +57.1% |
| 2012 | 125 | +42.0% |
| 2013 | 165 | +32.0% |
| 2014 | 234 | +41.8% |
| 2015 | 306 | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 265 | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 279 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 289 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 228 | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 191 | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 122 | -36.1% |
| 2022 | 81 | -33.6% |
| 2023 | 150 | +85.2% |
| 2024 | 249 | +66.0% |
| 2025 | 384 | +54.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 384 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,642, 15% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 384 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,726, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +340.0% | 5 | 22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.3 | 5 | 27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.7 | 0 | 32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 203.5 | 56 | 306 | 10 |
| 2020s | 196.17 | 81 | 384 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 117 Bulgaria 533 compare
- 118 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 517 compare
- 119 Equatorial Guinea 424 compare
- 121 Panama 375 compare
- 122 Costa Rica 367 compare
- 123 Canada 360 compare
More social development data for Botswana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 847 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 384 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Botswana?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Botswana was 384 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 384 in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Botswana ranks 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin with 148 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.
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin with 148 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.