Belgium vs Tanzania: Refugees by country of asylum
Belgium
183,551 people
in 2024
Tanzania
176,859 people
in 2024
Belgium rank
35th
Tanzania rank
37th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Belgium
- Tanzania
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 183,551 people against 176,859 people in Tanzania, a difference of 6,692 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 35th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42,778 people | 29,367 people | 13,411 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 22,039 people | 149,334 people | 127,295 people | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 30,355 people | 207,722 people | 177,367 people | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 25,474 people | 535,806 people | 510,332 people | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 15,196 people | 517,938 people | 502,742 people | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 34,054 people | 185,450 people | 151,397 people | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 128,226 people | 202,755 people | 74,529 people | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Belgium or Tanzania?
- Belgium, at 183,551 people against 176,859 people in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Belgium and Tanzania?
- 6,692 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Tanzania rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Belgium ranks 35th 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.