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Tanzania
Name as used by UNHCR: United Rep. of Tanzania
Tanzania — forced displacement statistics — 1951–2025.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database (data as of December 31, 2025; retrieved August 19, 2026). UNHCR · CC-BY-4.0
Year-end 0
Not reported
1951–2025 time series
Source: UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database (data as of December 31, 2025; retrieved August 19, 2026). UNHCR · CC-BY-4.0
Age and sex (0)
Age and sex (2010)
Source: UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database (data as of December 31, 2025; retrieved August 19, 2026). UNHCR · CC-BY-4.0
Top countries of origin
Top countries of origin (2000)
| Country | Refugees | Asylum-seekers |
|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 538,448 | 0 |
| DR Congo | 110,412 | 0 |
| Rwanda | 27,372 | 21,207 |
| Somalia | 2,991 | 67 |
| Unknown origin | 1,639 | 0 |
| Kenya | 0 | 131 |
| Uganda | 0 | 7 |
| Sudan | 0 | 6 |
Top host countries
Top host countries (2000)
| Country | Refugees | Asylum-seekers |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 0 | 550 |
| Canada | 24 | 192 |
| United Kingdom | 215 | 0 |
| United States | 17 | 11 |
| Sweden | 21 | 0 |
| Burundi | 10 | 10 |
| Australia | 8 | 7 |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 5 | 6 |
| Angola | 0 | 5 |
| Brazil | 0 | 5 |
Source: UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database (data as of December 31, 2025; retrieved August 19, 2026). UNHCR · CC-BY-4.0
Sources
| Source | License | data as of | retrieved | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNHCR — Refugee Population Statistics Database — country list | CC-BY-4.0 | 2026-08-19 | 2026-08-19 | ok |
| UNHCR — Refugee Population Statistics Database — population figures | CC-BY-4.0 | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-19 | ok |
| UNHCR — Refugee Population Statistics Database — demographics | CC-BY-4.0 | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-19 | ok |
| UNHCR (data: IDMC) — IDMC internal displacement figures via UNHCR API | CC-BY-IGO | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-19 | ok |
| UNHCR — Refugee Population Statistics Database — solutions | CC-BY-4.0 | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-19 | ok |
| UNHCR — Refugee Population Statistics Database — asylum applications | CC-BY-4.0 | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-19 | ok |
| UNHCR — Refugee Population Statistics Database — footnotes | CC-BY-4.0 | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-19 | ok |
| United Nations, DESA, Population Division — World Population Prospects 2024 — total population by sex | CC-BY-3.0-IGO | 2023-07-01 | 2026-08-19 | ok |
| Natural Earth (via world-atlas) — Admin 0 – Countries, 1:50m | Public Domain | 2022-05-01 | 2026-08-19 | ok |
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