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Asylum outcomes by nationality · FY2015–2025

Zimbabwe: US Asylum Outcomes

Signature read: Zimbabwe runs +11.0 pp above the 48.3% national average, the strongest gap stamp on this page. Grant rate sits mid-corpus at 59.3% (above the 48.3% national average).

Data updated 2026-09-05

59.3%
Asylum grant rate
40.7%
Asylum denial rate
290
Asylum decisions

Zimbabwe in one line

Zimbabwe's asylum grant rate is 59.3% (mid-band grant rate, above the 48.3% national average) across 290 FY2015-2025 merits decisions (mid-band volume).

59.3%
Asylum grant rate · Mid-band grant rate
290
Merits decisions · Mid-band volume
+11.0 pp
vs. national average
40.7%
Asylum denial rate
Statistical data only. These are aggregate historical rates, not predictions for individual cases. Outcomes vary significantly by court, judge, case type, and legal representation. Consult a licensed immigration attorney.

Zimbabwe vs all nationalities by asylum grant rate

Where this nationality's FY2015–2025 asylum grant rate sits among every tracked nationality (a case-outcome measure, not a quality ranking)

59.3% 89th of 196 higher than 107 of 196 nationalities

Nationalities, banded by asylum grant rate

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more nationalities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source DOJ EOIR asylum merits decisions · FY2015–2025

Zimbabwe grant-rate neighbors

Asylum grant rates for nationalities whose FY2015–2025 merits rate is closest to Zimbabwe (ABS gap), not the same top-volume strip on every page. Zimbabwe is highlighted; the thin line marks the 48.3% national average.

Sri Lanka
61.9%
Chad
61.6%
Angola
60.8%
Mali
60.6%
Nigeria
60.4%
Lebanon
59.6%
Zimbabwe
59.3%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
58.9%
Gambia
57.7%
Yemen
57.4%
Sudan
57.1%
Israel
56.8%

Nationalities with a similar asylum caseload

Peers matched on FY2015–2025 merits-decision volume, a second axis from the grant-rate ladder above.

Data from the DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) via FOIA bulk case data for Zimbabwe nationals. Statistical information only, not legal advice.

Read our methodology - how Zimbabwe's 290-decision EOIR nationality row is sourced, computed, and verified.

DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) FOIA bulk case data for Zimbabwe nationals; gap vs national average +11.0 pp. PlainImmigration computed grant/denial aggregates FY2015–FY2025; Merits volume is mid-band at 290 decisions FY2015–2025.

Source: U.S. EOIR, Immigration Court Statistics Zimbabwe asylum merits outcomes FY2015–2025 · 2025

Every figure on PlainImmigration is rendered directly from federal immigration court records, no number is typed in by an editor. Zimbabwe's grant-rate and caseload figures are recomputed live from the EOIR case-level extract on every request, never hand-typed. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-05.