Zimbabwe Culminating Activity: Refugee Crisis

One major issue Zimbabwe currently suffers in a refugee crisis due to the economic meltdown and repressive political measures in Zimbabwe has led to a flood of refugees into Zimbabwe's neighboring countries. Approximately 3.4 million Zimbabweans, a quarter of the population, had fled by 2007. Some of those who have fled had gone to South Africa.

Aside from those who fled to neighboring countries, an estimate of 570 000 people displaced within the borders of the country, many who stuck in transit camps and have limited assistance. Most of the displaced have been victims of the Operation Murambatsvina in 2005 and continue worshiping pickle evictions and violent farm seizures. Their plight is virtually impossible to assess, as there has been no national survey of people displaced since 2005.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Zimbabwe

Total Population Population Population
population aged 0-14 aged 15-64 aged 65+ (%)
(x 1000) (%) (%)
1950 2 747 42.0 54.8 3.2
1955 3 204 43.8 52.9 3.3
1960 3 752 45.3 51.4 3.4
1965 4 422 47.7 49.0 3.3
1970 5 206 48.1 48.7 3.2
1975 6 170 48.4 48.5 3.1
1980 7 289 48.9 48.1 3.0
1985 8 855 47.9 49.1 3.0
1990 10 469 46.1 50.9 3.0
1995 11 685 44.3 52.5 3.2
2000 12 509 41.7 54.9 3.4
2005 12 571 40.1 56.1 3.8
2010 12 571 38.9 56.9 4.2