Sweden vs Tanzania: Refugees by country of asylum
Sweden
163,029 people
in 2024
Tanzania
176,859 people
in 2024
Sweden rank
38th
Tanzania rank
37th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Sweden
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 176,859 people against 163,029 people in Sweden, a difference of 13,830 people.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 38th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,778 people | 29,367 people | 7,589 people | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 20,000 people | 149,334 people | 129,334 people | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 81,377 people | 207,722 people | 126,346 people | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 164,370 people | 535,806 people | 371,436 people | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 101,958 people | 517,938 people | 415,980 people | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 166,109 people | 185,450 people | 19,342 people | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 233,523 people | 202,755 people | 30,767 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Sweden or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 176,859 people against 163,029 people in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Sweden and Tanzania?
- 13,830 people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Tanzania rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Sweden ranks 38th 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.