Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) was 0.0006 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Tanzania, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Tanzania is 0.0006 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1,383.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0008 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2004.
Tanzania ranks 59th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -99.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +81.8% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -19.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +222.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +44.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -44.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -28.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -24.2% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +110.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +135.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +283.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | +400.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 units per person | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per person | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 units per person | +35.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0006 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per person, 2.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0006 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +400.3% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0008 units per person |
| 2016 | +283.9% | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 2009 | +222.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More social development data for Tanzania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 171,142 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,592 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,592 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Tanzania?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Tanzania was 0.0006 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2004.
- How does Tanzania rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 59th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,383.8%. 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 Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.