Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Tanzania
Tanzania: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled was 176,859 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Tanzania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Tanzania is 176,859 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Tanzania peaked at 883,250 people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 12,000 people, in 1961.
That places Tanzania 37th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,000 people | — |
| 1962 | 12,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 12,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 25,000 people | +108.3% |
| 1965 | 29,000 people | +16.0% |
| 1966 | 33,950 people | +17.1% |
| 1967 | 39,800 people | +17.2% |
| 1968 | 46,000 people | +15.6% |
| 1969 | 54,550 people | +18.6% |
| 1970 | 71,500 people | +31.1% |
| 1971 | 71,240 people | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 165,000 people | +131.6% |
| 1973 | 180,860 people | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 193,190 people | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 171,160 people | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 154,000 people | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 164,610 people | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 160,960 people | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 160,820 people | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 159,610 people | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 164,180 people | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 158,960 people | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 180,100 people | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 179,910 people | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 214,480 people | +19.2% |
| 1986 | 223,500 people | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 266,200 people | +19.1% |
| 1988 | 265,154 people | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 265,128 people | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 265,184 people | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 288,103 people | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 292,148 people | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 564,520 people | +93.2% |
| 1994 | 883,250 people | +56.5% |
| 1995 | 829,671 people | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 498,732 people | -39.9% |
| 1997 | 570,367 people | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 543,881 people | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 622,203 people | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 680,862 people | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 646,899 people | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 689,373 people | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 649,770 people | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 602,088 people | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 548,824 people | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 485,295 people | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 435,630 people | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 321,908 people | -26.1% |
| 2009 | 118,731 people | -63.1% |
| 2010 | 109,286 people | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 131,243 people | +20.1% |
| 2012 | 101,021 people | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 102,099 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 88,492 people | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 211,845 people | +139.4% |
| 2016 | 281,498 people | +32.9% |
| 2017 | 308,528 people | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 278,322 people | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 242,171 people | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 234,640 people | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 207,095 people | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 206,229 people | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 188,953 people | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 176,859 people | -6.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 176,859 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,240 people, 19.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 176,859 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,275 people, 7.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +139.4% | 88,492 people | 211,845 people |
| 1972 | +131.6% | 71,240 people | 165,000 people |
| 1964 | +108.3% | 12,000 people | 25,000 people |
| 1993 | +93.2% | 292,148 people | 564,520 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,367 people | 12,000 people | 54,550 people | 9 |
| 1970s | 149,334 people | 71,240 people | 193,190 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 207,722 people | 158,960 people | 266,200 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 535,806 people | 265,184 people | 883,250 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 517,938 people | 118,731 people | 689,373 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 185,450 people | 88,492 people | 308,528 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 202,755 people | 176,859 people | 234,640 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Tanzania?
- Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Tanzania was 176,859 people in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 883,250 people in 1994.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 people in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Tanzania ranks 37th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees by country of asylum UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.