Algeria vs Tanzania: Refugees by country of asylum
Algeria
183,368 people
in 2024
Tanzania
176,859 people
in 2024
Algeria rank
36th
Tanzania rank
37th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Algeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 183,368 people against 176,859 people in Tanzania, a difference of 6,509 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania ahead.
Algeria ranks 36th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 183 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,180 people | 147,175 people | 110,995 people | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 156,748 people | 207,722 people | 50,974 people | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 187,966 people | 535,806 people | 347,840 people | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 131,704 people | 517,938 people | 386,234 people | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 94,626 people | 185,450 people | 90,824 people | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 115,321 people | 202,755 people | 87,434 people | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Algeria or Tanzania?
- Algeria, at 183,368 people against 176,859 people in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Algeria and Tanzania?
- 6,509 people, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Tanzania?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Tanzania rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Algeria ranks 36th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.