Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Tanzania

Refugees by country of asylum in Tanzania in 2024 — 176,859 people. Ranked 36 in the world out of 178. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 1,373.8%.

2024 176,859 people −6.4% vs 2023
World rank 36of 178
Period maximum 883,250 people1994
Period minimum 12,000 people1961

Trend over time

1961–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Tanzania, 1961–20240250,000500,000750,0001M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 12,000 people1963: 12,000 people1965: 29,000 people1967: 39,800 people1969: 54,550 people1971: 71,240 people1973: 180,860 people1975: 171,160 people1977: 164,610 people1979: 160,820 people1981: 164,180 people1983: 180,100 people1985: 214,480 people1987: 266,200 people1989: 265,128 people1991: 288,103 people1993: 564,520 people1995: 829,671 people1997: 570,367 people1999: 622,203 people2001: 646,899 people2003: 649,770 people2005: 548,824 people2007: 435,630 people2009: 118,731 people2011: 131,243 people2013: 102,099 people2015: 211,845 people2017: 308,528 people2019: 242,171 people2021: 207,095 people2023: 188,953 people2024: 176,859 people
Change over the period: +164,859 (+1,373.83%) Average annual rate: 4.36 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tanzania

Tanzania 176,859 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Eastern Africa computed 4.44M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 176,859 −12,094 −6.4%
2023 188,953 −17,276 −8.38%
2022 206,229 −866 −0.42%
2021 207,095 −27,545 −11.74%
2020 234,640 −7,531 −3.11%
2019 242,171 −36,151 −12.99%
2018 278,322 −30,206 −9.79%
2017 308,528 +27,030 +9.6%
2016 281,498 +69,653 +32.88%
2015 211,845 +123,353 +139.39%
2014 88,492 −13,607 −13.33%
2013 102,099 +1,078 +1.07%
2012 101,021 −30,222 −23.03%
2011 131,243 +21,957 +20.09%
2010 109,286 −9,445 −7.95%
2009 118,731 −203,177 −63.12%
2008 321,908 −113,722 −26.11%
2007 435,630 −49,665 −10.23%
2006 485,295 −63,529 −11.58%
2005 548,824 −53,264 −8.85%
2004 602,088 −47,682 −7.34%
2003 649,770 −39,603 −5.74%
2002 689,373 +42,474 +6.57%
2001 646,899 −33,963 −4.99%
2000 680,862 +58,659 +9.43%
1999 622,203 +78,322 +14.4%
1998 543,881 −26,486 −4.64%
1997 570,367 +71,635 +14.36%
1996 498,732 −330,939 −39.89%
1995 829,671 −53,579 −6.07%
1994 883,250 +318,730 +56.46%
1993 564,520 +272,372 +93.23%
1992 292,148 +4,045 +1.4%
1991 288,103 +22,919 +8.64%
1990 265,184 +56 +0.02%
1989 265,128 −26 −0.01%
1988 265,154 −1,046 −0.39%
1987 266,200 +42,700 +19.11%
1986 223,500 +9,020 +4.21%
1985 214,480 +34,570 +19.22%
1984 179,910 −190 −0.11%
1983 180,100 +21,140 +13.3%
1982 158,960 −5,220 −3.18%
1981 164,180 +4,570 +2.86%
1980 159,610 −1,210 −0.75%
1979 160,820 −140 −0.09%
1978 160,960 −3,650 −2.22%
1977 164,610 +10,610 +6.89%
1976 154,000 −17,160 −10.03%
1975 171,160 −22,030 −11.4%
1974 193,190 +12,330 +6.82%
1973 180,860 +15,860 +9.61%
1972 165,000 +93,760 +131.61%
1971 71,240 −260 −0.36%
1970 71,500 +16,950 +31.07%
1969 54,550 +8,550 +18.59%
1968 46,000 +6,200 +15.58%
1967 39,800 +5,850 +17.23%
1966 33,950 +4,950 +17.07%
1965 29,000 +4,000 +16%
1964 25,000 +13,000 +108.33%
1963 12,000 +0 +0%
1962 12,000 +0 +0%
1961 12,000

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.